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A secondary metabolite acting as a signalling molecule controls Pseudomonas entomophila virulence.
Cellular microbiology - 1 Nov 2010
Vallet-Gely Isabelle, Opota Onya, Boniface Audrey, Novikov Alexey, Lemaitre Bruno
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Pseudomonas entomophila is an entomopathogenic bacterium that is lethal to Drosophila melanogaster within 1-2 days of ingestion of high doses. Flies orally infected with P. entomophila rapidly succumb despite the induction of both local and systemic immune responses. Recent studies suggest that its virulence relies on its ability to cause irreversible damages to the intestinal epithelium, in contrast to what is...
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