Immune responses to infectious diseases in bivalves

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 131, Issue , 2015, Pages 121-136

  Allam, Bassem ^a   Raftos, David ^b,c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bivalve; Hemocyte; Immunity; Innate; Mollusk

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIVALVE; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA;

EID: 84943587357     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2015.05.005     Document Type: Review

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