2026. 067 | Redefining amphibian innate immunity: first in vitro and in vivo evidence of phagocytic function in blood cells: Valbona Aliko1, Erion Sukaj2, Cristiana Roberta Multisanti3, Federica Impelliteri4, Caterina Faggio4 | 1University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, Tirana, Albania; 2Western Balkans University, Faculty of Medicine and Technical Medical Sciences, Tirana, Albania; 3Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Italy; 4University of Messina, Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, Messina, Italy. Journal of Biological Research - Bollettino della Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale. 99, s1 (Mar. 2026). DOI:https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15319.