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Microplitis demolitor bracovirus inhibits phagocytosis by hemocytes from Pseudoplusia includens
15 Feb 2006
Abstract excerpt
The braconid wasp Microplitis demolitor carries Microplitis demolitor bracovirus (MdBV) and parasitizes the larval stage of several noctuid moths. A key function of MdBV in parasitism is suppression of the host's cellular immune response. Prior studies in the host Pseudoplusia includens indicated that MdBV blocks encapsulation by preventing two types of hemocytes, plasmatocytes and granulocytes, from adhering to...
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