Fig. 2: Photographs of P. ramosa infected and healthy females of the three Daphnia species used here. | Nature Communications

Fig. 2: Photographs of P. ramosa infected and healthy females of the three Daphnia species used here.

From: Long-term balancing selection for pathogen resistance maintains trans-species polymorphisms in a planktonic crustacean

Fig. 2

D. magna (a), D. similis (b), and D. sinensis (c) phenotypes of infection. On the right are animals infected with P. ramosa, while on the left are healthy animals. The body of infected hosts becomes non-transparent. The bacterium castrates the host, recognizable by the absence of eggs in the brood chamber.

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