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Polystyrene nanoplastics differentially influence the outcome of infection by two microparasites of the host <i>Daphnia magna</i>

Researchers exposed the water flea Daphnia magna to two different parasites in the presence of polystyrene nanoplastics. The study found that nanoplastic exposure dramatically increased infection rates by a fungal parasite while having no significant effect on a gut microsporidium, suggesting that nanoplastics can differentially affect host-parasite relationships and potentially favor parasite coexistence in aquatic environments.

2023 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences 15 citations
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Infectious disease ecology and evolution in a changing world

This study examines how changing environmental conditions, particularly thermal shifts, can influence infectious disease dynamics. The research suggests that temperature conditions can strongly affect both host and pathogen traits related to infection.

2023 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences 20 citations