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| Tetreau, Guillaume. |
| Toxins are a major virulence factor produced by many pathogenic bacteria. In vertebrates, the response of hosts to the bacteria is inseparable from the response to the toxins, allowing a comprehensive understanding of this tripartite host-pathogen-toxin interaction. However, in invertebrates, this interaction has been investigated by two complementary but historically distinct fields of research: toxinology and immunology. In this article, I highlight how such dichotomy between these two fields led to a biased, or even erroneous view of the ecology and evolution of the interaction between insects, toxins, and bacteria. I focus on the reason behind such a dichotomy, on how to bridge the fields together, and on confounding effects that could bias the outcome... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Invertebrate immunity; Host-pathogens interaction; Toxins; Bacillus thuringiensis; Resistance. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00457/56834/78950.pdf |
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