Dynamics of Immune System Gene Expression upon Bacterial Challenge and Wounding in a Social Insect (Bombus terrestris)

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Silvio Erler ,

* E-mail: silvio.erler@zoologie.uni-halle.de

Affiliation Institut für Biologie, Molekulare Ökologie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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Mario Popp,

Affiliation Institut für Biologie, Molekulare Ökologie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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H. Michael G. Lattorff

Affiliation Institut für Biologie, Molekulare Ökologie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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http://plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0018126#article1.body1.sec2.sec1.p2

In the Material and Methods section, the E. coli strain used was not YM109, but JM109 from Promega.

No competing interests declared.

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