Fruit Flies with Mutated Antimicrobial Peptides (Fluorescence Imaging) (IMAGE)

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Fruit Flies with Mutated Antimicrobial Peptides (Fluorescence Imaging)

Caption

Fruit flies with mutated antimicrobial peptides (red eyes) let bacteria (green fluorescence) grow out of control, while wild-type flies (with normal antimicrobial peptides) suppress the infection.

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Mark Austin Hanson, EPFL

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