Host genotype and environment affect the trade-off between horizontal and vertical transmission of the parasite Edhazardia aedis.
Giacomo ZilioKevin ThiéventJacob C KoellaPublished in: BMC evolutionary biology (2018)
Since horizontal transmission is linked to higher virulence than vertical transmission, the host's contribution to transmission mode has important consequences for the evolution of parasites with mixed-mode transmission.