Daphnia galeata responds to the exposure to an ichthyosporean gut parasite by down-regulation of immunity and lipid metabolism

Abstract Background Regulatory circuits of infection in the emerging experimental model system, water flea Daphnia and their microparasites, remain largely unknown. Here we provide the first molecular insights into the response of Daphnia galeata to its highly virulent and common parasite Caullerya...

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Main Authors: Yameng Lu, Paul R. Johnston, Stuart R. Dennis, Michael T. Monaghan, Uwe John, Piet Spaak, Justyna Wolinska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-5312-7