Analysis of bacteria-challenged wild silkmoth, <it>Antheraea mylitta </it>(lepidoptera) transcriptome reveals potential immune genes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the recent years a strong resemblance has been observed between the insect immune system and the mammalian innate immune mechanisms suggesting their common origin. Among the insects, only the dipterans (<it>Drosophila </i...

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Main Authors: John Serene H, Arunkumar K P, Gandhe Archana S, Nagaraju J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/7/184