Detection of antibacterial protein in Bacillus sphaericus-treated Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)

Abstract Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) constitute a major arm of defense in mosquitoes against microbes. The purpose of this study was to determine which of the peptides are produced in the mosquito hemolymph after bacterial treatment. Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae, collected from draina...

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Main Authors: Maha K. Tewfick, Waleed M. Serag, Belal A. Soliman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-03-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41938-018-0037-0