title: Insect immunity: from pattern recognition to symbiont-mediated host defense.
abstract: The Jacques Monod conference "Insect Immunity in Action: From Fundamental Mechanisms of Host Defense to Resistance Against Infections in Nature," organized by Ulrich Theopold (Stockholm University, Sweden) and Dominique Ferrandon (CNRS, France), was held in May 2009 in Aussois, France. Here, we review key topics and concepts that were presented and highlight emerging trends in the field of insect immunity.
authors.affiliation: Global Health Institute, EPFL, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland. david.welchman@epfl.ch
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Welchman
authors.forename: Serap
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aksoy
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jiggins
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lemaitre
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends*; D004064:Digestive System / Q000276:immunology; D005602:France; D007313:Insecta / Q000276:immunology*; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D011971:Receptors, Immunologic