Caenorhabditis elegans, A model organism for investigating immunity

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2075-2081

  Marsh, Elizabeth K ^a   May, Robin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ELEGANS; HUMAN PATHOGENS; IMMUNITY MECHANISM; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MODEL ORGANISMS; PARASITE-; VIRAL INFECTIONS;

BIOLOGY;

PATHOGENS;

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; IMMUNITY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; NEMATODE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; VIRAL DISEASE;

ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE MODEL; FUNGUS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; SHORT SURVEY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FUNGI; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; VIRUSES;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 84861129960     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.07486-11     Document Type: Short Survey

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