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Evaluation Of In Vivo Hemocyte Phagocytosis Of Microsphere Beads In Litopenaeus Vannamei Utilizing Flow Cytometry Following Administration Of Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides, J. Dustin Loy, D. L. Hank Harris

John Loy

Carboxylate modified microspheres were injected into shrimp and phagocytosis of these particles was measured using flow cytometry following treatment with microbial lipopolysaccharides. This is the first time these methods have been used to assess innate immune responses in shrimp