Immune responses in molluscs and their implications for disease control
2012
Novoa, Beatriz | Figueras Huerta, Antonio
22 pages
显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]Bivalves are particularly sensitive to their environment since they gather a large number of microorganisms due to their filter-feeding habits. As invertebrates, bivalves only present an innate immune system. Their immune cells, the haemocytes, are able to recognize, phagocytose and destroy non-self particles. Although in the last few years significant efforts have been made to identify protein-encoding genes that are putatively related to the immune system, more studies are needed in this area. Further research is also required to determine the pathogenicity of newly identified organisms and their effects on the bivalve immune system and to develop disease resistance selection programmes
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