Evasion, suppression and tolerance of Drosophila innate immunity by a male-killing Spiroplasma endosymbiont

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 481-488

  Anbutsu, H ^a   Fukatsu, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; endosymbiosis; innate immunity; male killing; Spiroplasma

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNE EVASION; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SEPTIC SHOCK; SPIROPLASMA; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNE EVASION; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNITY, INNATE; MALE; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SPIROPLASMA; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; SPIROPLASMA;

EID: 77954334887     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2010.01008.x     Document Type: Article

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