Excreted secreted products from the parasitic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae manipulate the Drosophila melanogaster immune response
Abstract Steinernema carpocapsae is an entomopathogenic nematode (EPN) that rapidly infects and kills a wide range of insect hosts and has been linked to host immunosuppression during the initial stages of infection.The lethal nature of S.carpocapsae infections has previously been credited to its symbiotic bacteria; however, it has become evident t