The molecular pathways underlying host resistance and tolerance to pathogens

Breeding livestock that are better able to withstand the onslaught of endemic and exotic pathogens is high on the wish list of breeders and farmers world-wide. However the defence systems in both pathogens and their hosts are complex and the degree of genetic variation in resistance and tolerance w...

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Main Author: Elizabeth Janet Glass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2012.00263/full