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 A Review of Bacterial Interactions With Blow Flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of Medical, Veterinary, and Forensic Importance
NCJ Number
              252426
Journal

*Annals of the Entomological Society of America* Volume: 110 Issue: 1 Dated: January 2017 Pages: 19-36
Author(s)
          Jeffrey K. Tomberlin;
                        Tawni L. Crippen;
                        Aaron M. Tarone;
                        Muhammad F.B. Chaudhury;
                        Baneshwar  Singh;
                        Jonathan A. Cammack;
                        Richard P. Meisel
Date Published

January 2017
Length
              18 pages
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              This article highlights the research that has examined the interactions between microbes and blow flies with regards to blow fly biology, the application of such information to benefit humanity, and potential future pathways of research.
Abstract
              Blow flies are commonly associated with decomposing material. In most cases, the larvae are found feeding on decomposing vertebrate remains; however, some species have specialized to feed on living tissue or can survive on other alternate resources like feces. Because of their affiliation with such septic environments, these insects have close associations with microbes. Historically, a tremendous amount of research focused on these insects due to their veterinary importance. Within the past 40 years, efforts have expanded this research to include areas such as systems ecology, forensics, and even wound debridement (maggot) therapy. Initial research efforts examining the relationship between microbes and these insects were hampered by the technology available; however, with the advent of high-throughput sequencing and modern molecular techniques, new avenues of research examining these interactions have opened. (Publisher abstract modified)
      
  
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        2015-DN-BX-K020
                                2010-DN-BX-K243


  
  
        
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        Development and Validation of Standard Operating Procedures for Measuring Microbial Populations for Estimating a Postmortem Interval
                                Proteomic and microRNA markers of fly development: Stable correlates of insect age to improve forensic entomology casework
    
  
  
Date Published: January 1, 2017
    
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