Bacterial feeding induces changes in immune-related gene expression and has trans-generational impacts in the cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni).docVIP

Frontiers in Zoology BioMedCentral Research Open Access Bacterial feeding induces changes in immune-related gene expression and has trans-generational impacts in the cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) Dalial Freitak*, David G Heckel and Heiko Vogel Address: Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Department of Entomology, Hans Kn?ll Strasse 8, 07745 Jena, Germany Email: Dalial Freitak* - dfreitak@ice.mpg.de; David G Heckel - heckel@ice.mpg.de; Heiko Vogel - hvogel@ice.mpg.de * Corresponding author Published: 7 May 2009 Received: 17 December 2008 Accepted: 7 May 2009 Frontiers in Zoolo