A model of bacterial intestinal infections in Drosophila melanogaster.

Serratia marcescens is an entomopathogenic bacterium that opportunistically infects a wide range of hosts, including humans. In a model of septic injury, if directly introduced into the body cavity of Drosophila, this pathogen is insensitive to the host's systemic immune response and kills flie...

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Main Authors: Nadine T Nehme, Samuel Liégeois, Beatrix Kele, Philippe Giammarinaro, Elizabeth Pradel, Jules A Hoffmann, Jonathan J Ewbank, Dominique Ferrandon
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/6ecbbce927434b26a38c5fecb8876bcd
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