ImmunologyPLoS PathogensPeer-reviewed
High sugar diets can increase susceptibility to bacterial infection in Drosophila melanogaster
Andrea M. Darby, Destiny O. Okoro, Sophia Aredas…·Brian 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.
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