Antibacterial properties of larval secretions of the blowfly, Lucilia sericata

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 333-337

  Kerridge, A ^a   Lappin Scott, H ^a   Stevens, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Larval therapy; Lucilia sericata; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Secretions

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; DISEASE CONTROL; FLY; SECRETION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; LUCILIA CUPRINA; LUCILIA SERICATA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STABILITY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LARVA; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEROIDES; DIPTERA; DRUG STABILITY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LARVA; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 25444499761     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2005.00577.x     Document Type: Article

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