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Endosymbiont-based immunity in Drosophila melanogaster against parasitic nematode infection

Associations between endosymbiotic bacteria and their hosts represent a complex ecosystem within organisms ranging from humans to protozoa. Drosophila species are known to naturally harbor Wolbachia and Spiroplasma endosymbionts, which play a protective role against certain microbial infections. Her...

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Autores principales: Yadav, Shruti, Frazer, Joanna, Banga, Ashima, Pruitt, Katherine, Harsh, Sneh, Jaenike, John, Eleftherianos, Ioannis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5821453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29466376
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192183