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. (2026). Journal of Biological Research - Bollettino Della Società Italiana Di Biologia Sperimentale, 99(s1). https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15319