Insect immunity: Oral exposure to a bacterial pathogen elicits free radical response and protects from a recurring infection

Frontiers in Zoology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Mikonranta, Lauri ^a   Mappes, Johanna ^a   Kaukoniitty, Minna ^a   Freitak, Dalial ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacterial resistance; Gram negative; Immune priming; Immunological loitering; Insect immunity; Parasemia plantaginis; Reactive oxygen species; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897570900     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17429994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-9994-11-23     Document Type: Article

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