Differential sensitivity to infections and antimicrobial peptide-mediated immune response in four silkworm strains with different geographical origin

Abstract The domesticated silkworm Bombyx mori has an innate immune system, whose main effectors are the antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). Silkworm strains are commonly grouped into four geographical types (Japanese, Chinese, European and Tropical) and are generally characterised by a variable suscepti...

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Main Authors: Ottavia Romoli, Alessio Saviane, Andrea Bozzato, Paola D’Antona, Gianluca Tettamanti, Andrea Squartini, Silvia Cappellozza, Federica Sandrelli
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7db01c6c71e14fc0bd1ac0bac5c9de57
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