ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
High sugar diets can increase susceptibility to bacterial infection in Drosophila melanogaster
A. M. Darby, D. O. Okoro, S. N. Aredas…·B. P. Lazzaro
This study shows high-sugar diets increase susceptibility to certain bacterial infections in Drosophila by impairing antimicrobial peptide production and promoting pathogen growth.
DOI 10.1101/2023.12.07.570705