Comparative analysis of helminth infectivity: growth in intermediate hosts increases establishment rates in the next host
Data files
Feb 18, 2021 version files 1.32 MB
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metadata_recovery_rates.txt
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metadata_taxonomic_representation.txt
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parasite_tree.nex
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recovery_rates_condition_level.csv
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recovery_rates_infection_level.csv
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taxonomic_representation.csv
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Abstract
We compiled data on helminth infectivity from literature sources. Specifically, we recorded parasite recovery rates from experimental infections (i.e. the number of worms recovered / the number of worms administered). Characteristics of each host-parasite system, such as larval worm size and host mass, were obtained from other databases. More details on how data were compiled, processed, and analysed can be found in our manuscript (Froelick et al. 2021. Comparative analysis of helminth infectivity: growth in intermediate hosts increases establishment rates in the next host. Proceedings B), in the metadata associated with the data files, and in this GitHub repository: https://github.com/dbenesh82/comparative_helminth_infectivity.
Helminth recovery rates are in two csvs ("recovery_rates_infection_level.csv" and "recovery_rates_condition_level.csv"). The first file contains recovery rates at the individual host level whenever possible, whereas the second file summarizes recovery rates at the condition level. In the latter case, individual hosts exposed under the same experimental conditions (i.e. same dose and time of dissection) were pooled to make recovery rates more comparable across studies. Taxonomic biases were explored by calculating the proportion of family-level species diversity included in our data. These proportions are in "taxonomic_representation.csv". Column names in all csv files are described in the accompanying metadata files. Finally, the phylogeny used for analyses has also been included ("parasite_tree.nex").