Parasites

I was thinking of doing my honors project on the effects of Rodophycae on parasites. But i am unsure which species of red algae to choose. Does anyone know which species (located in the uk- preferably in south west of England) which would produce secondary metabolites ...

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... response so i kinda need them to be as undamaged as possible. The trematodes would be located in the foot and digestive glands. Infection by the parasites would be in the forms o: rediae, sporocysts and metacercaria (basically cysts).

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If you didn't mind the damage, I'd suggest PCR. What kind of parasites are we talking about? Where are they located? How they behave?

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First, yes, some of the parasites can alter host's DNA. Second and mainly, organisms express genes whole lifetime. Contrary to what you say, it will probably affect the host (probably because it doesn't have to), but probably will not ...

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All right, good. This is relieving, at least my plot makes sense :lol: Now, in my book, the CDC informs the ECDC of a potential parasite outbreak in Europe. Would the ECDC dispatch a team of epidemiologists to assess the threat or would they send a mixed team of (???) to assess the situation? What k...

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