Strain-Specific Priming Of Resistance In The Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium Castaneum

Main Category: Biology / Biochemistry
Also Included In: Veterinary
Article Date: 17 Sep 2008 - 8:00 PDT

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In recent years it has been demonstrated that the immune defense of invertebrates is by far more complicated and specific than previously envisioned.

Lasting immunity following an initial exposure that proves protection on a secondary exposure has been shown in several species of invertebrates.

In this study, we used survival assays to test for specific priming of resistance in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, using bacteria of different degrees of relatedness. Our results suggest an unexpected degree of specificity that even allows for differentiation between different strains of the same bacterium.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

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Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences