Dominique Ferrandon

The paper investigates the roles of distinct Bomanin peptides from the 55C locus in Drosophila resistance and resilience to infections, finding overlapping and specific functions against different pathogens.

This study shows that Serratia marcescens outer membrane vesicles trigger apoptosis in Drosophila neurons, leading to rapid paralysis through reactive oxygen species and the metalloprotease PrtA.

This study shows that Nora virus in Drosophila gut progenitor cells increases susceptibility to bacterial infection and oxidative stress by proliferating during cell division.

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.

This study shows that RhlR, not RhlI, enables P. aeruginosa to evade Drosophila Tep4-mediated opsonization, highlighting a RhlI-independent immune evasion mechanism.