Detection of antimicrobial substances from larvae of the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

Entomological Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 58-64

  Park, Soon Ik ^a   Chang, Byung Soo ^b   Yoe, Sung Moon ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

^b Hanseo University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acidic methanol; Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens); Larval extract; MRSA; Novel antibiotics

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; HERMETIA ILLUCENS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRATIOMYIDAE;

EID: 84899656005     PISSN: 17382297     EISSN: 17485967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1748-5967.12050     Document Type: Article

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