Copy number variations in mitochondrial DNA has a potent role in parasitic immunity against Haemonchus contortus-A novel report
Aruna Pal, Samiddha Banerjee, Kavita Rawat…·P.N. Chatterjee
The paper reports that lower mitochondrial DNA copy numbers in sheep are associated with increased susceptibility to Haemonchus contortus infection, suggesting a role for mtDNA in parasitic immunity.