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Lipopolysaccharide-mediated resistance to host antimicrobial peptides and hemocyte-derived reactive-oxygen species are the major <i>Providencia alcalifaciens</i> virulence factors in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>
2022-05-17
Abstract excerpt
Bacteria from the genus Providencia are ubiquitous Gram-negative opportunistic pathogens, causing “travelers’ diarrhea”, urinary tract, and other nosocomial infections in humans. Some Providencia strains have also been isolated as natural pathogens of Drosophila melanogaster . Despite clinical relevance and extensive use in Drosophila immunity research, little is known about Providencia virulence mechanisms a...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 838fdf46-4212-5a6d-a644-e698a81fd881
- DOI
- 10.1101/2022.05.17.492247
