Expression of immune-response genes in lepidopteran host is suppressed by venom from an endoparasitoid, <it>Pteromalus puparum</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The relationships between parasitoids and their insect hosts have attracted attention at two levels. First, the basic biology of host-parasitoid interactions is of fundamental interest. Second, parasitoids are widely used as biologic...

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Main Authors: Fang Qi, Wang Lei, Zhu Jiaying, Li Yanmin, Song Qisheng, Stanley David W, Akhtar Zunnu-raen, Ye Gongyin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/484