Systemic gene knockdown in Camponotus floridanus workers by feeding of dsRNA

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 475-484

  Ratzka, C ^a   Gross, R ^a   Feldhaar, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Camponotus floridanus; dsRNA feeding; Immunity; Peptidoglycan recognition protein; RNAi

Indexed keywords

ANT; FEEDING; GENE; IMMUNITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA; TAXONOMY; WORKER CASTE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPONOTUS FLORIDANUS; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84885674047     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-013-0314-6     Document Type: Article

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