Transcriptome profiling of developmental and xenobiotic responses in a keystone soil animal, the oligochaete annelid <it>Lumbricus rubellus</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Natural contamination and anthropogenic pollution of soils are likely to be major determinants of functioning and survival of keystone invertebrate taxa. Soil animals will have both evolutionary adaptation and genetically programmed...

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Main Authors: Morgan A John, Stürzenbaum Stephen R, Hankard Peter K, Lister Linsey J, Jonker Martijs J, Wren Jodie, Svendsen Claus, Hedley B Ann, Owen Jennifer, Spurgeon David J, Blaxter Mark L, Kille Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/266