Listeria monocytogenes infection causes metabolic shifts in Drosophila melanogaster.

Immunity and metabolism are intimately linked; manipulating metabolism, either through diet or genetics, has the power to alter survival during infection. However, despite metabolism's powerful ability to alter the course of infections, little is known about what being "sick" means me...

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Main Authors: Moria C Chambers, Kyung Han Song, David S Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3521769?pdf=render