Cellular encapsulation in the eastern subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera), against infection by the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 234-241

  Chouvenc, Thomas ^a   Su, Nan Yao ^a   Robert, Alain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Cellular encapsulation; Disease resistance; Hemocytes; Metarhizium; Termite

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; ISOPTERA; METARHIZIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; HEMOCYTES; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNITY, INNATE; ISOPTERA; METARHIZIUM;

FUNGI; HEXAPODA; ISOPTERA; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES;

EID: 67649978266     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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