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A Review of the Antimicrobial Potential of Musca domestica as a Natural Approach with Promising Prospects to Countermeasure Antibiotic Resistance. Vet Med Int 2022; 2022:9346791. [PMID: 36619234 PMCID: PMC9822767 DOI: 10.1155/2022/9346791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Drug-resistant pathogens have become a serious public health concern worldwide considering the rapid emergence and distribution of new strains, which outpace the development of antimicrobial drugs. It is a complex and serious clinical problem that can cause an epidemic of a disease; consequently, numerous research studies are conducted to determine the solution to these problems, including the development of new antibiotics derived from natural sources such as insects. The housefly (Musca domestica L.), an insect known as a cosmopolitan pest, possesses several qualities that can ameliorate diseases; consequently, they can be used as a bioactive component in the development of medicines. These qualities include its potential as a source of antibacterial agents. The external surface components, wings, internal organs, and whole body extract of M. domestica can all contribute antimicrobial potential due to bioactive compounds they produce. This article discusses several antimicrobial properties of M. domestica that could be utilized for healthcare benefits.
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Ghramh HA, Sadiq N, Naqqash MN, Abid AD, Shahzad S, Saeed S, Iqbal N, Khan KA. Transgenerational effects of lambda-cyhalothrin on Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae). Sci Rep 2022; 12:19228. [PMID: 36357409 PMCID: PMC9649667 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23492-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The hormetic effect may cause disease control measures to fail due to inadequate treatment of human disease vectors such as houseflies. Age-stage, two-sex life table is used for accurate estimation of the hermetic impacts on insects as it allows to study sub-lethal or transgenerational effects. Pyrethroids insecticides are primarily used for the management of houseflies. This study used lambda-cyhalothrin (a pyrethroid insecticide) to quantify its transgenerational impacts on houseflies. Life table parameters of a progeny of adult houseflies exposed to LC10, LC30, and LC50 of lambda-cyhalothrin were computed. Statistically higher fecundity (71.31 per female) was observed in control treatment, while it was the adults exposed to LC50 recorded the lowest progeny. Significantly higher values for intrinsic rate of growth (r), limiting rate of growth (λ), and net reproductive rate (Ro) (0.16, 1.16, and 31.38 per day, respectively) were recorded for the control treatment of the study. Contrarily, lower values for λ, Ro, and r were (0.10, 1.10, and 9.24 per day, respectively) were noted in the LC50 treatment. Decreased population parameters suggest that lambda-cyhalothrin can be successfully used in indoor environments to control houseflies.
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- Hamed A. Ghramh
- grid.412144.60000 0004 1790 7100Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, P. O. Box 9004, Abha, 61413 Saudi Arabia ,grid.412144.60000 0004 1790 7100Unit of Bee Research and Honey Production, King Khalid University, P. O. Box 9004, Abha, 61413 Saudi Arabia ,grid.412144.60000 0004 1790 7100Biology Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P. O. Box 9004, 61413 Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- grid.512629.b0000 0004 5373 1288Institute of Plant Protection, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan, 60000 Pakistan
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- grid.512629.b0000 0004 5373 1288Institute of Plant Protection, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan, 60000 Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Protection, Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Protection, Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- grid.512629.b0000 0004 5373 1288Institute of Plant Protection, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan, 60000 Pakistan
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- grid.512629.b0000 0004 5373 1288Institute of Plant Protection, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan, 60000 Pakistan
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- grid.412144.60000 0004 1790 7100Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, P. O. Box 9004, Abha, 61413 Saudi Arabia ,grid.412144.60000 0004 1790 7100Unit of Bee Research and Honey Production, King Khalid University, P. O. Box 9004, Abha, 61413 Saudi Arabia ,grid.412144.60000 0004 1790 7100Applied College, King Khalid University, P. O. Box 9004, Abha, 61413 Saudi Arabia
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McKenna CH, Asgari D, Crippen TL, Zheng L, Sherman RA, Tomberlin JK, Meisel RP, Tarone AM. Gene expression in Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larvae exposed to Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii identifies shared and microbe-specific induction of immune genes. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 31:85-100. [PMID: 34613655 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Antibiotic resistance is a continuing challenge in medicine. There are various strategies for expanding antibiotic therapeutic repertoires, including the use of blow flies. Their larvae exhibit strong antibiotic and antibiofilm properties that alter microbiome communities. One species, Lucilia sericata, is used to treat problematic wounds due to its debridement capabilities and its excretions and secretions that kill some pathogenic bacteria. There is much to be learned about how L. sericata interacts with microbiomes at the molecular level. To address this deficiency, gene expression was assessed after feeding exposure (1 h or 4 h) to two clinically problematic pathogens: Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii. The results identified immunity-related genes that were differentially expressed when exposed to these pathogens, as well as non-immune genes possibly involved in gut responses to bacterial infection. There was a greater response to P. aeruginosa that increased over time, while few genes responded to A. baumannii exposure, and expression was not time-dependent. The response to feeding on pathogens indicates a few common responses and features distinct to each pathogen, which is useful in improving the wound debridement therapy and helps to develop biomimetic alternatives.
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- C H McKenna
- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- BioTherapeutics, Education and Research (BTER) Foundation, Irvine, CA, USA
- Monarch Labs, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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