ImmunologyPLoS ONEPeer-reviewed
Phospholipase A2 activity is required for immune defense of European (Apis mellifera) and Asian (Apis cerana) honeybees against the American foulbrood pathogen, Paenibacillus larvae
Gahyeon Jin, Md Tafim Hossain Hrithik, Eeshita Mandal…·Yonggyun Kim
This study shows that phospholipase A2 activity is essential for immune defense in European and Asian honeybees against Paenibacillus larvae, with PLA2A and PLA2B specifically inhibiting immune responses.
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