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IMMUNITY IN THE INVERTEBRATES. THE FATE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BACTERIA IN NORMAL AND IMMUNISED CRAYFISH ( PARACHAERAPS BICARINATUS )
Author(s) -
McKay D,
Jenkin CR
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
australian journal of experimental biology and medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.999
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1440-1711
pISSN - 0004-945X
DOI - 10.1038/icb.1970.58
Subject(s) - crayfish , immunity , biology , invertebrate , microbiology and biotechnology , humoral immunity , innate immune system , immune system , zoology , ecology , immunology
Summary The immunity of the crayfish ( Parachaeraps bicarinatus ) to infection by a pathogenic species of Pseudomonas following vaccination is not dependent on the production of bactericidins. Data indicate that immunity may be related to an altered activity of the phagocytic cells.