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green bottle fly

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An opportunistic insect pathogen, which causes a form of myasis—i.e., maggot infestation, pupating in open sores or purulent discharges
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green bottle fly

An opportunistic insect pathogen, which causes a myasis/maggot infestation, pupating in open sores or purulent discharges
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata), caught inside home of patient with septicemia and wound myiasis in Washington, USA.
Fly Reservoir Associated with Wohlfahrtiimonas Bacteremia in a Human
Larvae were identified as the third instar of Lucilia sericata, the common green bottle fly. W chitiniclastica bacteria, which were isolated from cultures of blood samples obtained on admission, were identified by using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (Bruker Daltonics, Billerica, MA, USA), a tool for rapid identification of uncommon microorganisms, and confirmed by using 16S rRNA sequencing.
Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica Bacteremia associated with Myiasis, United Kingdom
ZooBiotic's core competence is its knowledge of the species Lucilia sericata (the green bottle fly) and how it can be harnessed to treat wounds in humans and animals alike.
ZooBiotic manager moves up from marketing position; in association with Wales's foremost bilingual communications agency StrataMatrix
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