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Comparative pathology of bacteria in the genus Providencia to a natural host, Drosophila melanogaster.
Microbes and infection - 1 Jul 2011
Galac Madeline R, Lazzaro Brian P
Abstract excerpt
Bacteria in the genus Providencia are pathogens of many organisms, including humans and insects. We and colleagues have isolated five different strains belonging to four distinct Providencia species as natural infections of Drosophila melanogaster captured in the wild. We found that these isolates vary considerably in pathology to infected D. melanogaster, differing in the level of mortality they cause, their...
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