An
obligate parasite is a
parasitic organism that cannot live independently of its
host.
References
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- 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.
See also