ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
A specific innate immune response silences the virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a latent infection model in the Drosophila melanogaster host
Jing Chen, Guiying Lin, Kaiyu Ma…·Dominique Ferrandon
This study shows that a latent Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in Drosophila melanogaster is silenced by an innate immune response, specifically melanization, and provides protection against secondary infections.
DOI 10.1101/2023.10.18.562868