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Calliphora

 [kah-lif´o-rah]
a genus of flies, the blowflies or bluebottle flies, which deposit their eggs in decaying matter, on wounds, or in body openings; the maggots are a cause of myiasis.

Calliphora

(kă-lif'ō-ră),
A genus of blowflies (family Calliphoridae, order Diptera), the bluebottle flies, the larvae of which feed on dead flesh. Calliphora vomitoria and Calliphora vicina are common species in the U.S.
[G. kalli, beauty, + phoros, bearing]
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Calliphora vomitora ydi'r enw gwyddonol ar y pry glas sy'n gyffredin yng nghefn gwlad, ac mae'r enw'n deud y cyfan rywsut yn tydi?
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Mechanism of action of entomopathogenic fungi/Mecanismo de accion de los hongos entomopatogenos/Mecanismo de acao dos fungos entomopatogenos
They were fed blow flies (Calliphora vomitoria) and given water twice a week.
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Currently there are restriction enzymes known to delineate Calliphora vicina from other necrophilic species (including C.
DNA fingerprinting of necrophilic flies for use in forensic identification. (Molecular Biology and Genetics 02:00 PM, Saturday, April 5, 2003 Brewer/Frost Science 141 Dr. Beth Berger Pritts-Presiding)

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