Time- and tissue-specific antimicrobial activity of the common bed bug in response to blood feeding and immune activation by bacterial injection
Sanam Meraj, Emerson Mohr, Negin Ketabchi, Anastasia Bogdanovic, Carl Lowenberger, Gerhard Gries
Topics & Concepts
BiologyBed bugImmune systemCimex lectulariusBlood mealHemolymphAntimicrobial peptidesInnate immune systemBacteriaLipopolysaccharideCecropinMicrobiologyImmunologyAntimicrobialToxicologyEcologyHemipteraGeneticsInsect Utilization and EffectsInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesInsects and Parasite Interactions