Transcriptional immune responses by honey bee larvae during invasion by the bacterial pathogen, Paenibacillus larvae

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-111

  Evans, Jay D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

American Foulbrood; Antimicrobial peptide; Apis mellifera; Defensin; Innate immunity; Peptidoglycan

Indexed keywords

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA; PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE;

EID: 3142600381     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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