Developing insect models for the study of current and emerging human pathogens

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 263, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Scully, Lisa R ^a   Bidochka, Michael J ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Host jumping; Immunity; Insect pathogenesis; Model host; Pathogen evolution; Pathogen virulence

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

CANDIDA; EVOLUTION; INSECT; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; RESERVOIR; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HUMANS; INSECTS; MODELS, ANIMAL; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE; ZOONOSES;

CANDIDA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 33748502140     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00388.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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