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Differential sensitivity to infections and antimicrobial peptide-mediated immune response in four silkworm strains with different geographical origin

The domesticated silkworm Bombyx mori has an innate immune system, whose main effectors are the antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). Silkworm strains are commonly grouped into four geographical types (Japanese, Chinese, European and Tropical) and are generally characterised by a variable susceptibility to...

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Autores principales: Romoli, Ottavia, Saviane, Alessio, Bozzato, Andrea, D’Antona, Paola, Tettamanti, Gianluca, Squartini, Andrea, Cappellozza, Silvia, Sandrelli, Federica
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5430696/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28432358
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01162-z