Drosophila repleta

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Drosophila repleta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Drosophilidae
Genus: Drosophila
Species:
D. repleta
Binomial name
Drosophila repleta
Wollaston, 1858
Synonyms
  • Drosophila melanopalpa Patterson and Wheeler, 1942

Drosophila repleta is a species of vinegar fly in the family Drosophilidae. [1] [2]

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D. repleta is a subtropical species, and is well adapted to warm, urbanized environments. [3] D. repleta is a carrier of foodborne illness - including Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella Saint Paul, and Listeria innocua - onto human food. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Drosophila repleta Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Drosophila repleta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Ramniwas, Seema; Kumar, Girish; Pandey, Manish; Singh, Divya (1 March 2024). "Impact of urbanization and temperature on local abundance of Drosophila repleta Wollaston (1858) in the Western Himalayas". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 27 (1): 102200. Bibcode:2024JAsPE..2702200R. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2024.102200. ISSN   1226-8615.
  4. ↑ Black, E. P.; Hinrichs, G. J.; Barcay, S. J.; Gardner, D. B. (1 March 2018). "Fruit Flies as Potential Vectors of Foodborne Illness". Journal of Food Protection. 81 (3): 509–514. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-17-255 . ISSN   0362-028X. PMID   29474149 . Retrieved 6 January 2021.

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