A model of proximate protection against pathogenic infection through shared immunity.
Nixon D, Kyza-Karavioti M, Mallick S, Daley L, Hupert N, Bachtel N, Eleftherianos I. A model of proximate protection against pathogenic infection through shared immunity. MBio 2024, e0304624. PMID: 39526781, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03046-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrosophila melanogaster</i>Host immune defenseTransforming biomedical researchMicrobial signalsPathogen infectionPathogen challengeAdult fliesImmunological primingInsect pathogensImmune defenseInfected hostsInnate immune primingImmune primingHostPathogensInfluence immunityBiomedical researchHealthy individualsFliesPrimed hostsProtective effectLethal doseImmunityBacteriaSpecific chemicals