A CTL  − Lys immune function maintains insect metamorphosis by preventing gut bacterial dysbiosis and limiting opportunistic infections

Gut bacteria are beneficial to the host, many of which must be passed on to host offspring. During metamorphosis, the midgut of holometabolous insects undergoes histolysis and remodeling, and thus risks losing...

Source: BMC Biology - March 6, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Pei Xiong, Wen-Wen Wang, Xu-Sheng Liu, Yu-Feng Wang and Jia-Lin Wang Tags: Research article Source Type: research