Obligate parasite

An obligate parasite is a parasitic organism that cannot live independently of its host. For example, a virus is an obligate parasite because it cannot reproduce outside a host cell.

References

• Serge, Morand.; et al. (1996). "Body size evolution of oxyurid (Nematoda) parasites: the role of hosts". Oecologia. 107 (2): 274–282.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link)
• Lenoir, A.; et al. (2001). "Chemical ecology and social parasitism in ants". Annual Review of Entomology. 46: 573–599.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link)
• Trontti, Kalevi, Aron, Serge and Sundström, Liselotte (2006). "The genetic population structure of the ant Plagiolepis xene - implications for genetic vulnerability of obligate social parasites". Conservation Genetics. 7 (2): 241–250.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)

See also

• Parasitism
• Parasitic plant