Colorless spherule cells and lysozyme contribute to innate immunological responses in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus, exposed to bacterial challenge
Édgar Zapata-Vívenes, Mariángel Bastidas, Leida Marcano, Jorge Sonnenholzner
Topics & Concepts
Sea urchinLytechinus variegatusBiologyLysozymePhagocytosisInnate immune systemMicrobiologyImmune systemImmunologyEcologyBiochemistryInvertebrate Immune Response MechanismsAquaculture disease management and microbiotaEchinoderm biology and ecology