Differential expression of immune genes of adult honey bee (Apis mellifera) after inoculated by Nosema ceranae

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1090-1095

  Chaimanee, Veeranan ^a   Chantawannakul, Panuwan ^a   Chen, Yanping ^b   Evans, Jay D ^b   Pettis, Jeffery S ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Apis mellifera; Immunosuppression; Innate immunity; Nosema ceranae

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; INSECT PROTEIN; VITELLOGENIN;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HONEYBEE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INOCULATION; PARASITE; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; NOSEMA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BEES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INSECT PROTEINS; NOSEMA; VITELLOGENINS;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIUM; NOSEMA; NOSEMA CERANAE;

EID: 84863865179     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.04.016     Document Type: Article

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