Bacteria ingestion by blowfly larvae: An in vitro study

Dermatology

Volumn 207, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 362-366

  Lerch, Klaus ^a   Linde, Hans Jörg ^a   Lehn, Norbert ^a   Grifka, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biosurgery; Chronic wound; Larva; Lucilia sericata; Maggot

Indexed keywords

AGAR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; FROZEN SECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; INGESTION; LARVA; MICROSCOPY; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; DIGESTION; EATING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LARVA; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0345600175     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074115     Document Type: Article

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