Phenoloxidase but not lytic activity reflects resistance against Pasteuria ramosa in Daphnia magna

Biology Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 156-159

  Pauwels, Kevin ^a   De Meester, Luc ^a   Decaestecker, Ellen ^a   Stoks, Robby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ecological immunology; Immunocompetence; Lytic activity; Parasites; Phenoloxidase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; CRUSTACEAN; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SPORE;

DAPHNIA MAGNA; INVERTEBRATA; PASTEURIA RAMOSA;

EID: 79551503157     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0634     Document Type: Article

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