The immune cellular effectors of terrestrial isopod Armadillidium vulgare: meeting with their invaders, Wolbachia.

Most of crustacean immune responses are well described for the aquatic forms whereas almost nothing is known for the isopods that evolved a terrestrial lifestyle. The latter are also infected at a high prevalence with Wolbachia, an endosymbiotic bacterium which affects the host immune system, possib...

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Main Authors: Frédéric Chevalier, Juline Herbinière-Gaboreau, Joanne Bertaux, Maryline Raimond, Franck Morel, Didier Bouchon, Pierre Grève, Christine Braquart-Varnier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3080368?pdf=render