The antibacterial potency of the medicinal maggot, Lucilia sericata (Meigen): Variation in laboratory evaluation
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Barnes, Kate M., Dixon, Ron A. and Gennard, Dorothy E. 2010. The antibacterial potency of the medicinal maggot, Lucilia sericata (Meigen): Variation in laboratory evaluation. Journal of Microbiological Methods. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2010.06.005
| Authors | Barnes, Kate M., Dixon, Ron A. and Gennard, Dorothy E. |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Research to quantify the potency of larval excretion/secretion from Lucilia sericata using liquid culture assays has produced contradictory results. In this study, viable counting was used to investigate the effectiveness of excretion/secretion against three marker bacterial species (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli) and the effects of varying growing conditions in assays. Results demonstrate that factors such as number of larvae, species of bacteria and addition of nutrient influence its antibacterial potency. Therefore a standardised method should be employed for liquid culture assays when investigating the antibacterial activity of larval excretion/secretion from L. sericata. |
| Keywords | Antibacterial; Insect; Maggot debridement therapy; Wounds |
| Year | 2010 |
| Journal | Journal of Microbiological Methods |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| ISSN | 01677012 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2010.06.005 |
| Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/621247 |
| hdl:10545/621247 | |
| Publication dates | Sep 2010 |
| Publication process dates | |
| Deposited | 13 Jan 2017, 09:18 |
| Rights | Archived with thanks to Journal of Microbiological Methods |
| Contributors | University of Lincoln |
| File | File Access Level Open |
| File | File Access Level Open |
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