Fate of bacteria, Aeromonas caviae, in the midgut of the housefly, Musca domestica

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 74-78

  Nayduch, Dana ^a,b   Noblet, Gayle Pittman ^a   Stutzenberger, Fred J ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Enteric bacteria; Fly fecal pellet; Fly midgut; Peritrophic matrix (membrane)

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS PUNCTATA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTERIC BACTERIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; MUSCA DOMESTICA; SERRATIA LIQUEFACIENS;

EID: 19544382037     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2005.1241-09.x     Document Type: Article

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