Abstract

![Figure][1] The enormously large and hence vulnerable surface of the vertebrate gastrointestinal tract is largely protected from pathogenic micro-organisms by a mucous matrix made of water, glycoproteins and antimicrobial substances. The gastrointestinal tract of insects is also exposed to

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