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IMMUNITY IN THE INVERTEBRATES. THE FATE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BACTERIA IN NORMAL AND IMMUNISED CRAYFISH (<i>PARACHAERAPS BICARINATUS</i>)
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BiologyMicrobial DiseaseParasite InteractionsImmersion VaccinePathogenesisImmunologyParachaeraps BicarinatusPhagocytic CellsFish ImmunologyMicrobiologyInfection ControlHelminth InfectionHost-parasite RelationshipMedicineHost-microbe InteractionAntimicrobial ResistanceHost-pathogen InteractionsAltered Activity
Summary The immunity of the crayfish ( Parachaeraps bicarinatus ) to infection by a pathogenic species of Pseudomonas following vaccination is not dependent on the production of bactericidins. Data indicate that immunity may be related to an altered activity of the phagocytic cells.