Wolbachia-mediated antibacterial protection and immune gene regulation in Drosophila.

The outcome of microbial infection of insects is dependent not only on interactions between the host and pathogen, but also on the interactions between microbes that co-infect the host. Recently the maternally inherited endosymbiotic bacteria Wolbachia has been shown to protect insects from a range...

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Main Authors: Zhee Sheen Wong, Lauren M Hedges, Jeremy C Brownlie, Karyn N Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3183045?pdf=render