host specificity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhostandspecificity
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host
noun
uk/həʊst/us/hoʊst/
someone who ...
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specificity
noun[U]
uk/ˌspes.ɪˈfɪs.ə.ti/us/ˌspes.əˈfɪs.ə.t̬i/
the quality of being specific (= clear ...
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(Definition ofhostandspecificityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Against all odds: explaining highhostspecificityin dispersal-prone parasites.
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I examined the issue ofhostspecificityby making collections of insect visitors to other nearby palm and tree species.
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Such ' immunity ' from predation in parasites may also be linked to the parasite'shostspecificity.
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These raise the issue of thehostspecificityof the parasite infecting the cleaner and whether such parasites actually persist on the cleaner.
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Sampling, as well as subsequent estimates ofhostspecificityand body size, concerned only stages feeding on foliage.
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Despite these problems, the overall pattern of lowhostspecificityis robust and well documented.
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Any such bias cannot be quantified, since thehostspecificityestimates for rare species are not available.
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In the second instance,hostspecificitywas tested for ticks that had been collected 20 times or more, using data tabulated below.
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Each epitope can bind to the interface independently, whereas involvement of both epitopes in binding may broaden thehostspecificityof a strain.
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These differences can reflect a functional relationship between feeding mode,hostspecificityand body size.
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The experiment confirmed the extremehostspecificityof some species.
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There is no information on thehostspecificityof the 2 parasites.
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It is likely that common mechanisms are at least partly responsible for bothhostspecificityby parasites and host responses against parasites.
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