Antimicrobial peptides expressed in medicinal maggots of the blow fly Lucilia sericata show combinatorial activity against bacteria

AK Pöppel, H Vogel, J Wiesner… - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
The larvae of the common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) produce antibacterial secretions
that have a therapeutic effect on chronic and nonhealing wounds. Recent developments in …

Enhanced antifungal activity by Ab-modified amphotericin B-loaded nanoparticles using a pH-responsive block copolymer

X Tang, J Dai, J Xie, Y Zhu, M Zhu, Z Wang… - Nanoscale Research …, 2015 - Springer
Fungal infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised
patients. Amphotericin B (AMB), with broad-spectrum antifungal activity, has long been …

Persistence and retention of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae)

K Rochon, RB Baker, GW Almond… - Journal of Medical …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
We investigated the acquisition of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS)
virus by the stable fly (Diptera: Muscidae; Stomoxys calcitrans (L.)) through a bloodmeal …

Antimicrobial activity of Stomoxys calcitransagainst Beauveria bassiana sensu lato isolates

APR Moraes, CMC Salles, VREP Bittencourt… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
This study had the aims of evaluating the antimicrobial characteristics of Stomoxys calcitrans
(Diptera: Muscidae) larvae against the fungal isolates CG138, CG228 and ESALQ986 of …