Infected Larvae (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

Infected Larvae

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Larva (above and middle) and pupa (below) of the cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis; both have been infected with pathogenic Enterococcus faecalis bacteria. Enterococcus mundtii symbionts in the gut of healthy caterpillars kill these pathogens and inhibit infection.

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Yongqi Shao, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

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