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Infection-related declines in chill coma recovery and negative geotaxis in Drosophila melanogaster.

ABSTRACT: Studies of infection in Drosophila melanogaster provide insight into both mechanisms of host resistance and tolerance of pathogens. However, research into the pathways involved in these processes has been limited by the relatively few metrics that can be used to measure sickness and health throughout the course of infection. Here we report measurements of infection-related declines in flies' performance on two different behavioral assays. D. melanogaster are slower to recover from a chill-induced coma during infection with either Listeria monocytogenes or Streptococcus pneumoniae. L. monocytogenes infection also impacts flies' performance during a negative geotaxis assay, revealing a decline in their rate of climbing as part of their innate escape response after startle. In addition to providing new measures for assessing health, these assays also suggest pathological consequences of and metabolic shifts that may occur over the course of an infection.

SUBMITTER: Linderman JA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3441536 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Infection-related declines in chill coma recovery and negative geotaxis in Drosophila melanogaster.

Linderman Jessica A JA Chambers Moria C MC Gupta Avni S AS Schneider David S DS

PloS one 20120913 9

Studies of infection in Drosophila melanogaster provide insight into both mechanisms of host resistance and tolerance of pathogens. However, research into the pathways involved in these processes has been limited by the relatively few metrics that can be used to measure sickness and health throughout the course of infection. Here we report measurements of infection-related declines in flies' performance on two different behavioral assays. D. melanogaster are slower to recover from a chill-induce ...[more]

PMID: 23028430

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