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Bacteria- and IMD Pathway-Independent Immune Defenses against Plasmodium falciparum in Anopheles gambiae

The mosquito Anopheles gambiae uses its innate immune system to control bacterial and Plasmodium infection of its midgut tissue. The activation of potent IMD pathway-mediated anti-Plasmodium falciparum defenses is dependent on the presence of the midgut microbiota, which activate this defense system...

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Autores principales: Blumberg, Benjamin J., Trop, Stefanie, Das, Suchismita, Dimopoulos, George
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3760850/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24019865
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072130