Microbiome symbionts and diet diversity incur costs on the immune system of insect larvae
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.169227
Abstract: ABSTRACT Communities of symbiotic microorganisms that colonize the gastrointestinal tract play an important role in food digestion and protection against opportunistic microbes. Diet diversity increases the number of symbionts in the intestines, a benefit that… read more here.
Keywords: diversity; amp genes; diet diversity; microbiome symbionts ... See more keywords
Identification of the Gene Repertoire of the IMD Pathway and Expression of Antimicrobial Peptide Genes in Several Tissues and Hemolymph of the Cockroach Blattella germanica
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158444
Abstract: Antimicrobial peptide (AMP) genes, triggered by Toll and IMD pathways, are essential components of the innate immune system in the German cockroach Blattella germanica. Besides their role in killing pathogenic bacteria, AMPs could be involved… read more here.
Keywords: cockroach blattella; blattella germanica; antimicrobial peptide; expression ... See more keywords