How Does the Dinoflagellate Parasite Hematodinium Outsmart the Immune System of Its Crustacean Hosts?

Andrew F. Rowley; Amanda L. Smith; Charlotte E. Davies

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1004724

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How Does the Dinoflagellate Parasite Hematodinium Outsmart the Immune System of Its Crustacean Hosts?

Andrew F. Rowley ,

* E-mail: a.f.rowley@swansea.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Biosciences, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
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Amanda L. Smith,

Affiliation Department of Biosciences, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
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Charlotte E. Davies

Affiliation Department of Biosciences, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
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How Does the Dinoflagellate Parasite Hematodinium Outsmart the Immune System of Its Crustacean Hosts?

Andrew F. Rowley,
Amanda L. Smith,
Charlotte E. Davies

Published: May 7, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004724

About the Authors

Andrew F. Rowley

* E-mail: a.f.rowley@swansea.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Biosciences, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

Amanda L. Smith

Affiliation Department of Biosciences, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

Charlotte E. Davies

Affiliation Department of Biosciences, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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