Tsetse immune system maturation requires the presence of obligate symbionts in larvae.
Beneficial microbial symbionts serve important functions within their hosts, including dietary supplementation and maintenance of immune system homeostasis. Little is known about the mechanisms that enable these bacteria to induce specific host phenotypes during development and into adulthood. Here...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-05-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3104962?pdf=render |