Immune function keeps endosymbionts under control
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Immune function keeps endosymbionts under control
How does an animal host prevent intracellular symbionts getting out of hand? A new paper in BMC Biology provides evidence that the mutualism between a beetle and its bacterial endosymbiont could be mediated through the expression of host immune genes.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1475-4924
DOI: 10.1186/jbiol88