Environmental and Sex Effects on Bacterial Carriage by Adult House Flies (<i>Musca domestica</i> L.)
Adult house flies frequent microbe-rich sites such as urban dumpsters and animal facilities, and encounter and ingest bacteria during feeding and reproductive activities. Due to unique nutritional and reproductive needs, male and female flies demonstrate different interactions with microbe-rich subs...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-06-01
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Series: | Insects |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/7/401 |