Immune reactions of insects on bacterial pathogens and mutualists.

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Published in Microbes Infect on July 10, 2008

Authors

Heike Feldhaar1, Roy Gross

Author Affiliations

1: Lehrstuhl für Soziobiologie und Verhaltensphysiologie, Biozentrum der Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany.

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