Histological Observation and Expression Patterns of antimicrobial peptides during Fungal Infection in Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) Larvae

ABSTRACT Housefly, Musca domestica, has a complicated immune system. However, its underlying operating mechanism remains elusive. Candida albicans is a major pathogen affecting humans by causing deep infection fungous disease, but it is non-symbiotic in houseflies. To investigate the C. albicans inf...

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Main Authors: Xiu Jiangfan, Wang Tao, Wang Yu, Wu Jianwei, Guo Guo, Zhang Yingchun, Shang Xiaoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132016000100340&lng=en&tlng=en