Insects and Parasite Interactions

Opportunistic pathogens are prevalent across the culturable exogenous and endogenous microbiota of stable flies captured at a dairy facility

This study identifies mastitis-associated and human opportunistic pathogens in stable flies from a dairy farm, showing they carry bacteria linked to infections but not E. coli O157.

Reduced production of the major allergen Bla g 1 and Bla g 2 in Blattella germanica after antibiotic treatment

This study shows that antibiotic treatment of cockroaches reduces allergen levels in their feces, potentially improving immunotherapy by decreasing bacterial content.