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Molecular Detection and Antibiotyping of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Isolated from Houseflies in a Fish Market [PDF]

Pathogens, 2019
Houseflies (Musca domestica) are well-known mechanical vectors for spreading multidrug-resistant bacteria. Fish sold in open markets are exposed to houseflies.
Abdus Sobur, Mehedi Hasan, Emdadul Haque, Asmaul Iqbal Mridul, Ayman Noreddin, Mohamed E. El Zowalaty, Tanvir Rahman   +6 more
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Bacteriophage: A Useful Tool for Studying Gut Bacteria Function of Housefly Larvae, Musca domestica

Microbiology Spectrum, 2021
Beneficial symbiotic bacteria have positive effects on some insects’ (such as mosquitoes, cockroaches, and flies) biological activities. However, the effects of a lack of one specific symbiotic bacterium on the life activities of some insects and their ...
Xinyu Zhang, Shumin Wang, Ting Li, Qian Zhang, Ruiling Zhang, Zhong Zhang   +5 more
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Electrostatic Insect Repulsion, Capture, and Arc-Discharge Techniques for Physical Pest Management in Greenhouses

Agronomy, 2022
This article reviews the development of electrostatic apparatuses for controlling insect pests in greenhouses. The apparatuses control insects by repelling them, capturing them, and killing them by producing an arc discharge.
Shin-ichi Kusakari, Yoshinori Matsuda, Hideyoshi Toyoda   +2 more
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Bacterial Communities Associated with Houseflies (Musca domestica L.) Sampled within and between Farms. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
The housefly feeds and reproduces in animal manure and decaying organic substances and thus lives in intimate association with various microorganisms including human pathogens. In order to understand the variation and association between bacteria and the
Simon Bahrndorff, Nadieh de Jonge, Henrik Skovgård, Jeppe Lund Nielsen   +3 more
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Flower Mimics Roll Out Multicolored Carpets to Lure and Kill the House Fly

Insects, 2021
Flowers and their spatial clustering are important parameters that mediate the foraging behavior and visitation rate of pollinating insects. Visual stimuli are crucial for triggering behavioral changes in the house fly, Musca domestica, which regularly ...
Hamady Dieng, Tomomitsu Satho, Nor Hafisa Syafina Binti Mohd Radzi, Fatimah Abang, Nur Faeza A. Kassim, Wan Fatma Zuharah, Nur Aida Hashim, Ronald E. Morales Vargas, Noppawan P. Morales   +8 more
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Impact of Insecticides at Sublethal Concentrations on the Enzyme Activities in Adult Musca domestica L.

Toxics, 2023
Nowadays, the use of pesticides is, as before, the most common way to control arthropod plant pests and the ectoparasites of animals. The sublethal effects of pesticides on insects can appear at different levels, from genetics to populations, and the ...
Anna Kinareikina, Elena Silivanova
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Enterobacter hormaechei in the intestines of housefly larvae promotes host growth by inhibiting harmful intestinal bacteria

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background As a pervasive insect that transmits a variety of pathogens to humans and animals, the housefly has abundant and diverse microbial communities in its intestines.
Qian Zhang, Shumin Wang, Xinyu Zhang, Kexin Zhang, Wenjuan Liu, Ruiling Zhang, Zhong Zhang   +6 more
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Housefly population density correlates with shigellosis among children in Mirzapur, Bangladesh: a time series analysis. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013
BACKGROUND: Shigella infections are a public health problem in developing and transitional countries because of high transmissibility, severity of clinical disease, widespread antibiotic resistance and lack of a licensed vaccine.
Tamer H Farag, Abu S Faruque, Yukun Wu, Sumon K Das, Anowar Hossain, Shahnawaz Ahmed, Dilruba Ahmed, Dilruba Nasrin, Karen L Kotloff, Sandra Panchilangam, James P Nataro, Dani Cohen, William C Blackwelder, Myron M Levine   +13 more
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Genomic Characterization of Mycoplasma arginini Isolated from a Housefly on a Dairy Farm and Comparison with Isolates from Bovine Milk and Lung Tissue

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Mycoplasma mastitis can be highly contagious, unresponsive to treatment, and cause severe economic problems in affected herds. Notable routes of Mycoplasma spp.
G. Gioia, M. Severgnini, P. Cremonesi, B. Castiglioni, J. Freeman, A. Sipka, C. Santisteban, M. Wieland, V. Alanis Gallardo, J. G. Scott, P. Moroni, M. F. Addis   +11 more
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Serratia marcescens in the intestine of housefly larvae inhibits host growth by interfering with gut microbiota

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Background The structure of gut microbiota is highly complex. Insects have ubiquitous associations with intestinal symbiotic bacteria, which play essential roles.
Ying Li, Shumin Wang, Kexin Zhang, Yansong Yin, Xinyu Zhang, Qian Zhang, Xinxin Kong, Luyao Tang, Ruiling Zhang, Zhong Zhang   +9 more
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