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Natural antibiotic resistance of bacteria isolated from larvae of the oil fly, Helaeomyia petrolei.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Nov 2000
Kadavy D R, Hornby J M, Haverkost T, Nickerson K W
Abstract excerpt
Helaeomyia petrolei (oil fly) larvae inhabit the asphalt seeps of Rancho La Brea in Los Angeles, Calif. The culturable microbial gut contents of larvae collected from the viscous oil were recently examined, and the majority (9 of 14) of the strains were identified as Providencia spp. Subsequently, 12 of the bacterial strains isolated were tested for their resistance or sensitivity to 23 commonly used antibiotics....
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