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:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-11-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0030173