Isolating and characterizing antimicrobial peptides derived from larvae of the blowfly Sarconesiopsis magellanica (diptera: Calliphoridae)

Larval therapy (LT) is an alternative treatment which uses fly larvae to heal chronic wounds; its action is based on debridement, bacterial removal and stimulating granulation tissue. The most important mechanism for fighting infection with LT depends on larval excretions and secretions (ES). The la...