Fighting infection fly-style

Abstract

At the 48th Annual Drosophila Research Conference in Philadelphia, work was presented on multiple aspects of host-microbe interactions. This included identifying new components of known immune signaling pathways-IMD, Toll and JAK/STAT; studies of wounding and cellular responses; exploring pathogenesis with established models (Pseudomonas, Salmonella, Plasmodia, parasitoid wasps) and establishing new models; identification of bacterial species that infect Drosophila in the wild; and using the organism to understand the physiology of the immune response. © 2007 Landes Bioscience.