Effect of experimental microbial challenge on the expression of defense molecules in Eisenia foetida earthworm

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 28, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 701-711

  Köhlerová, Petra ^a   Beschin, Alain ^b   Šilerová, Marcela ^a   De Baetselier, Patrick ^b   Bilej, Martin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CCF, coelomic cytolytic factor; CF, coelomic fluid; Coelomic cytolytic factor; Earthworm; Eisenia; Fetidin; Innate immunity; LBSS, Lumbricus balanced salt solution; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; Lysenin; Lysozyme; PCR, polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; LYSOZYME;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; EARTHWORM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEMOLYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROVOCATION TEST; STIMULATION; UPREGULATION;

EISENIA FETIDA; LUMBRICUS; NEGIBACTERIA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 1642389872     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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