Immune system responses and fitness costs associated with consumption of bacteria in larvae of Trichoplusia ni

BACKGROUND: Insects helped pioneer, and persist as model organisms for, the study of specific aspects of immunity. Although they lack an adaptive immune system, insects possess an innate immune system that recognizes and destroys intruding microorganisms. Its operation under natural conditions has n...

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Autores principales: Freitak, Dalial, Wheat, Christopher W, Heckel, David G, Vogel, Heiko
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18154650
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-5-56

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18154650
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-5-56

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