Differential expression of immune defences is associated with specific host-parasite interactions in insects.

Recent ecological studies in invertebrates show that the outcome of an infection is dependent on the specific pairing of host and parasite. Such specificity contrasts the long-held view that invertebrate innate immunity depends on a broad-spectrum recognition system. An important question is whether...

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Main Authors: Carolyn Riddell, Sally Adams, Paul Schmid-Hempel, Eamonn B Mallon
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2762600?pdf=render
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