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Trans-generational Immune Priming Protects the Eggs Only against Gram-Positive Bacteria in the Mealworm Beetle

In many vertebrates and invertebrates, offspring whose mothers have been exposed to pathogens can exhibit increased levels of immune activity and/or increased survival to infection. Such phenomena, called “Trans-generational immune priming” (TGIP) are expected to provide immune protection to the off...

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Autores principales: Dubuffet, Aurore, Zanchi, Caroline, Boutet, Gwendoline, Moreau, Jérôme, Teixeira, Maria, Moret, Yannick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4592268/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26430786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005178