The antimicrobial defense of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas. How diversity may compensate for scarcity in the regulation of resident/pathogenic microflora.

The antimicrobial defense of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas. How diversity may compensate for scarcity in the regulation of resident/pathogenic microflora.

Healthy oysters are inhabited by abundant microbial communities that vary with environmental conditions and coexist with immunocompetent cells in the circulatory system. In Crassostrea gigas oysters, the antimicrobial response, which is believed to control pathogens and commensals, relies on potent...

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Main Authors: Paulina eSchmitt, Rafael Diego Rosa, Marylise eDuperthuy, Julien ede Lorgeril, Evelyne eBachère, Delphine eDestoumieux-Garzon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Antimicrobial peptide
innate immunity
invertebrate
mode of action
host pathogen interaction
molecular diversity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00160/full

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