TY - JOUR
T1 - The diversity of insect-bacteria interactions and its applications for disease control
AU - Sanchez-Contreras, Maria
AU - Vlisidou, Isabella
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Prokaryotic microorganisms are widespread in all environments on Earth, establishing diverse interactions with many eukaryotic taxa, including insects. These associations may be symbiotic, pathogenic and vectoring. Independently of the type of interaction, each association starts with the adhesion of the microorganism to the host, entry and "invasion" of the host, then progresses to establishment and dissemination within the host, by avoiding host immune responses, and concludes with transmission back to the environment or to a new host. Advances in genomics and genetics have allowed the dissection of these processes and provided important information on the elements driving the shaping of the members of each association. Furthermore, many mechanisms involved in the establishment of the associations have been scrutinised, along with the development of new methods for the management of insect populations.
AB - Prokaryotic microorganisms are widespread in all environments on Earth, establishing diverse interactions with many eukaryotic taxa, including insects. These associations may be symbiotic, pathogenic and vectoring. Independently of the type of interaction, each association starts with the adhesion of the microorganism to the host, entry and "invasion" of the host, then progresses to establishment and dissemination within the host, by avoiding host immune responses, and concludes with transmission back to the environment or to a new host. Advances in genomics and genetics have allowed the dissection of these processes and provided important information on the elements driving the shaping of the members of each association. Furthermore, many mechanisms involved in the establishment of the associations have been scrutinised, along with the development of new methods for the management of insect populations.
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UR - http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/ncmh/BGER/pdf/volume_25/10-Sanchez-Contreras.pdf
M3 - Article
SN - 0264-8725
VL - 25
SP - 203
EP - 243
JO - Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering Reviews
JF - Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering Reviews
ER -