The Antimicrobial Defense of the Pacific Oyster, Crassostrea gigas. How Diversity may Compensate for Scarcity in the Regulation of Resident/Pathogenic Microflora

Healthy oysters are inhabited by abundant microbial communities that vary with environmental conditions and coexist with immunocompetent cells in the circulatory system. In Crassostrea gigas oysters, the antimicrobial response, which is believed to control pathogens and commensals, relies on potent...

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Main Authors: Schmitt, Paulina, Rosa, Rafael Diego, Duperthuy, Marylise, de Lorgeril, Julien, Bachère, Evelyne, Destoumieux-Garzón, Delphine
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2012
Subjects:
Microbiology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3390580/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22783227
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00160
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