Parasitic infection protects wasp larvae against a bacterial challenge

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 727-735

  Manfredini, Fabio ^a   Beani, Laura ^b   Taormina, Mauro ^a   Vannini, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Defensin; Host parasite bacteria interactions; Inhibition zone assay; Innate immunity; Wasps

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DEFENSIN; GENOMIC DNA; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOSIS; POLISTES DOMINULUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WASP; XENOS VESPARUM;

ANIMALS; DEFENSINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WASPS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA; POLISTES; POLISTES DOMINULUS; POLISTINAE; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPSIPTERA; XENOS VESPARUM;

EID: 77956264953     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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