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Endosymbiotic bacteria in insects: guardians of the immune system?

Insects have evolved obligate, mutualistic interactions with bacteria without further transmission to other eukaryotic organisms. Such long-term obligate partnerships between insects and bacteria have a profound effect on various physiological functions of the host. Here we provide an overview of th...

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Autores principales: Eleftherianos, Ioannis, Atri, Jaishri, Accetta, Julia, Castillo, Julio C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3597943/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23508299
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2013.00046