Pathogens as biological weapons of invasive species

Andreas Vilcinskas

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1004714

Pathogens as biological weapons of invasive species

PLoS Pathog. 2015 Apr 9;11(4):e1004714. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004714. eCollection 2015 Apr.

Author

Andreas Vilcinskas¹

Affiliation

¹ Institute for Phytopathology and Applied Zoology, Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Department of Bioresources, Giessen, Germany.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Introduced Species*
Pest Control, Biological / methods*

Grants and funding

The author acknowledges funding by the excellence initiative of the Hessian Ministry of Science, Higher Education and Art (HMWK) via LOEWE center for ‘Insect Biotechnology and Bioresources’ and by the Biodiversa Programme of the EU for the project “EXperimentally Orientated genomics to Tackle Insects adaptive Challenges during bioinvasions: the ladybird Harmonia axyridis” as a model species (EXOTIC), VI 219/7-1). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.