Arthropod immunity : characterisation of the humoral immune responses in two species of arthropods - the Kalahari millipede triaenostreptus triodus (attems) and the scorpion opisthopthalmus latimanus (Koch).

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dc.contributor.authorVan der Walt, Etienne
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-26T12:12:22Z
dc.date.available2019-03-26T12:12:22Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis is the first report comparing the inducible humoral immune responses of' two long-lived arthropods. Inducible humoral immune responses were detected in two arthropods namely, the scorpion Opisthopthalmus latitnanus (Arachnida) and the millipede Triaetiostreptus triodus (Diploooda: Spirostreptidae). These anti-bacterial activities were elicited by "ve gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. A dramatic hemocytopenia was demonstrated in both the millipede and scorpion after experimental infection, suggesting the possible release of a hemocyte depletion factor. The anti-bacterial humoral responses of the millipede and the scorpion were similar in magnitude to those that have been reported for a large variety of short-lived insects. I also provide further characterisation of the anti-bacterial defence proteirus) of the Kalana n millipede. My results suggest that the humoral immune response of arthopods may have a long and conserved phylogeny.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianAndrew Chakane 2019en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/26634
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subjectArthropoda.en_ZA
dc.subjectImmune response.en_ZA
dc.subjectScorpions.en_ZA
dc.subjectMillipedes.en_ZA
dc.titleArthropod immunity : characterisation of the humoral immune responses in two species of arthropods - the Kalahari millipede triaenostreptus triodus (attems) and the scorpion opisthopthalmus latimanus (Koch).en_ZA
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