Chemical modulators of the innate immune response alter gypsy moth larval susceptibility to <it>Bacillus thuringiensis</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The gut comprises an essential barrier that protects both invertebrate and vertebrate animals from invasion by microorganisms. Disruption of the balanced relationship between indigenous gut microbiota and their host can result in gut...

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Main Authors: Broderick Nichole A, Raffa Kenneth F, Handelsman Jo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/129