Lipopolysaccharides from Commensal and Opportunistic Bacteria: Characterization and Response of the Immune System of the Host Sponge Suberites domuncula

Lipopolysaccharides from Commensal and Opportunistic Bacteria: Characterization and Response of the Immune System of the Host Sponge Suberites domuncula

Marine sponges harbor a rich bacterioflora with which they maintain close relationships. However, the way these animals make the distinction between bacteria which are consumed to meet their metabolic needs and opportunistic and commensal bacteria which are hosted is not elucidated. Among the eleme...

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Main Authors: Johan Gardères, Gilles Bedoux, Vasiliki Koutsouveli, Sterenn Crequer, Florie Desriac, Gaël Le Pennec
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-08-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
lipopolysaccharide
symbiosis
Porifera
sponge-associated bacteria
immunity
macrophage-expressed gene
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/13/8/4985

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