Differential expression of American lobster (Homarus americanus) immune related genes during infection of Aerococcus viridans var. homari, the causative agent of Gaffkemia

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 192-202

  Clark, K Fraser ^a   Acorn, Adam R ^a   Greenwood, Spencer J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerococcus viridans var. homari; Crustacean immunology; Gaffkemia; Lobster; Microarray

Indexed keywords

AEROCOCCUS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEPHROPIDAE; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

AEROCOCCUS; ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; NEPHROPIDAE; VIRULENCE;

AEROCOCCUS VIRIDANS; CRUSTACEA; HOMARUS AMERICANUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84871720251     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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