The Use of Galleria mellonella Larvae to Identify Novel Antimicrobial Agents against Fungal Species of Medical Interest

The immune system of insects and the innate immune response of mammals share many similarities and, as a result, insects may be used to assess the virulence of fungal pathogens and give results similar to those from mammals. Larvae of the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella are widely used in this...

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Autores principales: Kavanagh, Kevin, Sheehan, Gerard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6162640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30235800
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof4030113

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6162640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30235800
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof4030113

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