Abstract
How does an animal host prevent intracellular symbionts getting out of hand? A new paper in BMC Biology provides evidence that the mutualism between a beetle and its bacterial endosymbiont could be mediated through the expression of host immune genes.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bacteria / genetics*
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Bacteria / immunology*
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Bacterial Physiological Phenomena
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Gene Expression Regulation*
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Host-Parasite Interactions
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Immune System / physiology*
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Symbiosis / genetics*
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Weevils* / genetics
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Weevils* / immunology
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Weevils* / microbiology
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Zea mays / parasitology