Gene expression analysis of clams Ruditapes philippinarum and Ruditapes decussatus following bacterial infection yields molecular insights into pathogen resistance and immunity

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 140-149

  Moreira, R ^a   Balseiro, P ^a   Romero, A ^a   Dios, S ^a   Posada, D ^b   Novoa, B ^a   Figueras, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

EST; Gene expression; Immune related genes; QPCR; Ruditapes decussatus; Ruditapes philippinarum; Vibrio alginolyticus

Indexed keywords

APOPTOTIC PROTEASE ACTIVATING FACTOR 1; GALECTIN; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP B1 PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS PROTEIN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NFKB GENE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUDITAPES DECUSSATUS; RUDITAPES PHILIPPINARUM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) DECUSSATUS; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) PHILIPPINARUM; VIBRIO; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS;

EID: 84860389463     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2011.06.012     Document Type: Article

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