Sentence examples for range of hosts from inspiring English sources

Orobanche (broomrapes) are also parasites and will crop up, looking like dejected orchids, on a range of hosts, being especially fond of the pea family.

Purple toothwort (Lathraea clandestina), also in the Orobanchaceae, prefers to attach itself to the roots of willow and alder but will grow happily on a range of hosts.

While some species are host-specific, most have a fairly broad range of hosts, and a number are economically significant plant pathogens.

Cryptosporidium species infect a wide range of hosts including humans.

The findings suggest that the virus may have a remarkably broad range of hosts, Osterhaus says.

Chlamydiaceae are obligate intracellular pathogens that have successfully evolved to colonize a diverse range of hosts.

This dedication limits the intruder to a defined range of hosts.

DNA on 65 field samples from a range of hosts with defined levels of trichothecenes.

However, different types of viruses can infect only a limited range of hosts and many are species-specific.

Common in North America and Europe, it is often an opportunistic parasite, and has a wide range of hosts among deciduous trees, although it can also infect conifers.

While the genus Coraciacarus has a wide range of hosts globally, the presence of a representative of the genus on a passerine bird was an "enigmatic phenomenon".