title: Innate immunity: the worm fights back.
abstract: Innate immunity is an evolutionarily ancient defense system that enables animals and plants to resist invading microorganisms. Recent studies have demonstrated the existence of innate immune responses in Caenorhabditis elegans.
authors.affiliation: Genetics Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK.
authors.forename: Hannah R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Nicholas
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hodgkin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000276:immunology*