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Genome-wide phenotypic insights into mycobacterial virulence using Drosophila melanogaster.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Sept 2025
Sivakumar Niruja, Fuentes Esther, Selvik Linn-Karina, Arch Marta, Ås Christina Gabrielsen, Cardona Pere-Joan, Ioerger Thomas R, Dragset Marte Singsås
Abstract excerpt
Drosophila melanogaster (Drosophila) is one of the most extensively studied animal models we have, with a broad, advanced, and organized research community. Yet, Drosophila has barely been exploited to understand the underlying mechanisms of mycobacterial infections, which cause some of the deadliest infectious diseases humans are currently battling. Here, we identified mycobacterial genes required for the...
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- Animals
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Mycobacterium marinum
- Virulence
- Virulence Factors
- Disease Models, Animal
