The silkworm Bombyx mori, an economically important insect that is usually reared indoors,
is susceptible to various pathogens, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and microsporidia. As …

The silkworm, Bombyx mori has great economic and scientific value, as it has long been
exploited as a primary silk producer and as a model system for lepidopterans and arthropod …

Silkworm, Bombyx mori, has various advantages as an experimental animal, such as the low
cost for rearing and fewer ethical problems. Models utilizing silkworms of infection with …

In the past decade, the phenomenon of immune priming was documented in many
invertebrates in a large number of studies; however, in most of these studies, behavioral …

The lepidopteran model silkworm, Bombyx mori, is an important economic insect. Viruses
cause serious economic losses in sericulture; thus, the economic importance of these …

In the present study, we examined whether microorganisms collaterally ingested by insects
with their food activate the innate immune system to confer systemic resistance against …

Innate immunity, the evolutionarily conserved defense system, has been extensively
analyzed in insect models over recent decades. The significant progress in this area has …

The silkworm Bombyx mori is exploited both as a powerful biological model system and also
as a tool to convert leaf protein into silk. Silkworm larvae often suffer from viral infections …

To identify Bombyx mori genes involved in the early response to injury and microbial
challenge, we performed genome‐wide gene expression‐profiling experiments using …

Host–pathogen interactions are complex processes, which have been studied extensively in
recent years. In insects, the midgut is a vital organ of digestion and nutrient absorption, and …