Maggots used for wound debridement:
Correct Answer: Green bottle fly
Description: Maggots for Wound Debridement Maggots can either feed only on dead tissue, only on living tissue or both on living & dead tissue. The infestation by maggots of live animals is called myiasis. The files used most often for the purpose of maggot therapy are blow-files of Calliphoridae. The blow fly species used most commonly is Lucilia sericata, the common green bottle fly.
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