Finally, in recent publications a further link of DmEater with effector molecules such as AMPs has been described where binding of E. coli, Serratia marcescens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa to Eater is dependent on bacterial membrane disruption by AMPs, indicating cooperation between AMPs and phagocytic receptors during bacterial uptake.13,45 This suggests a mechanism in which hemocytes/phagocytes are protected from infection of intracellular pathogens by partial or complete bacterial inactivation preceding phagocytosis. Here, ADSL is linked to infection.