Differential induction of antibacterial transcripts in Drosophila susceptible and resistant to parasitism by Leptopilina boulardi

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 167-172

  Coustau, C ^a,d   Carton, Y ^b   Nappl, A ^c   Shotkoski, F ^a   Ffrench Constant, R ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^e 237 Russell Labs   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial response; Drosophila; Insect immunity; Leptopilina boulardi; Parasitoid

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DIF PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DPT PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; INSECT HORMONE; INSECT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; WASP;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSECT HORMONES; INSECT PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WASPS;

EID: 0030209571     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.1996.tb00050.x     Document Type: Article

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