An IMD-like pathway mediates both endosymbiont control and host immunity in the cereal weevil Sitophilus spp.

An IMD-like pathway mediates both endosymbiont control and host immunity in the cereal weevil Sitophilus spp.

Abstract Many insects developing on nutritionally unbalanced diets have evolved symbiotic associations with vertically transmitted intracellular bacteria (endosymbionts) that provide them with metabolic components, thereby improving the host’s abilities to thrive on such poor ecological niches. Whil...

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Main Authors: Justin Maire, Carole Vincent-Monégat, Florent Masson, Anna Zaidman-Rémy, Abdelaziz Heddi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Endosymbiosis
Bacteriocyte
Antimicrobial peptide
Sitophilus
Innate immunity
Compartmentalization
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-017-0397-9

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