| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3391412 | Seminars in Immunology | 2010 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The squid–vibrio symbiosis is an experimental system being studied as a model of the chronic colonization of animal epithelia by bacterial partners. One principal question being asked with this model is: what is the role of the immune system in the dynamics of the onset and maintenance of the symbiotic state? This review focuses upon results of research to date, which have demonstrated that both cell-mediated and cell-free components of the innate immune system are involved in these processes.
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Authors
Margaret McFall-Ngai, Spencer V. Nyholm, Maria G. Castillo,