Microbial environment affects innate immunity in two closely related earthworm species Eisenia andrei and Eisenia fetida.

Survival of earthworms in the environment depends on their ability to recognize and eliminate potential pathogens. This work is aimed to compare the innate defense mechanisms of two closely related earthworm species, Eisenia andrei and Eisenia fetida, that inhabit substantially different ecological...

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Main Authors: Jiří Dvořák, Veronika Mančíková, Václav Pižl, Dana Elhottová, Marcela Silerová, Radka Roubalová, František Skanta, Petra Procházková, Martin Bilej
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3815151?pdf=render