Co-evolution of parasites and adaptive immune responses.
The interplay between evolving host populations and evolving parasite populations is dominated by two key genetically based elements, namely the virulence of parasites and the resistance of their hosts. Here, Graham Mitchell gives a personal overview of ideas on the coevolution of parasite-host relationships and the contributions to immunology that are likely to emerge from systematic studies on this relationship.
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Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
D000220:Adaptation, Biological; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D010271:Parasites / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000276:immunology