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Vertical transmission

vertical transmission

(Science: microbiology) transmission of a pathogen such as hIV from mother to foetus or baby during pregnancy or birth.

See: perinatal transmission.


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The Fiber Disease

... mites have been shown to transmit bee viruses, other routes of transmission could be involved in the overall spread of these viruses. Using ... the detection of the same viruses in eggs and young larvae suggest a vertical transmission of viruses from queens to offspring. http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publications.htm?SEQ_NO_115=182988

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by London
Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:35 pm
 
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The Fiber Disease

... along the 3-strand and the HC-PBG fibres using a femtosecond laser. Transmission loss measurements performed to quantify the effect of these ... heat. Peculiar burn of trees. Ammonia diffusion into the forest soil. Vertical explosion originating from the earth surface. 7. Ammonia is an effective, ...

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by Nadas Moksha
Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:09 am
 
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The Fiber Disease

... to infect vertebrate hosts. CONCLUSIONS: Because of the contrasting transmission strategies employed by each, Wolbachia is expected to maximize efficiency of vertical transmission, while Ehrlichia and Rickettsia will optimize horizontal transfer ...

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by London
Sun Aug 13, 2006 11:12 am
 
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The Fiber Disease

... myself that this cloning hodgepodge had a sponge involved: October 2001 Vertical transmission of cyanobacterial symbionts in the marine sponge Chondrilla australiensis (Demospongiae) ...

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by London
Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:13 pm
 
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