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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Onchuru TO
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6581184 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Applied and environmental microbiology 20190617 13
Symbioses with microorganisms are ubiquitous in nature and confer important ecological traits to animal hosts but also require control mechanisms to ensure homeostasis of the symbiotic interactions. In addition to protecting hosts against pathogens, animal immune systems recognize, respond to, and regulate mutualists. The gut bacterial symbionts of the cotton stainer bug, <i>Dysdercus fasciatus</i>, elicit an immune response characterized by the upregulation of c-type lysozyme and the antimicrob ...[more]