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Studying Inherited Immunity in a Caenorhabditis elegans Model of Microsporidia Infection
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Immunologie et infection
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Journal JoVE Immunologie et infection
Studying Inherited Immunity in a Caenorhabditis elegans Model of Microsporidia Infection

Studying Inherited Immunity in a Caenorhabditis elegans Model of Microsporidia Infection

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April 06, 2022

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April 06, 2022

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The infection of Caenorhabditis elegans by the microsporidian parasite Nematocida parisii enables the worms to produce offspring that are highly resistant to the same pathogen. This is an example of inherited immunity, a poorly understood epigenetic phenomenon. The present protocol describes the study of inherited immunity in a genetically tractable worm model.

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