Comparative analysis of the virulence of invertebrate and mammalian pathogenic bacteria in the oral insect infection model Galleria mellonella

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-29

  Fedhila, S ^a   Buisson, C ^b   Dussurget, O ^c   Serror, P ^b   Glomski, I J ^d   Liehl, P ^d   Lereclus, D ^b   Nielsen LeRoux, C ^b  

^a University Tunis El Manar   (Tunisia)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Bacillus cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis; Enterococcus faecalis; Galleria mellonella; Listeria monocytogenes; Opportunistic human pathogens; Oral infection; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pseudomonas entomophila; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LARVA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; LARVA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTHS; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VIRULENCE;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MAMMALIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS ENTOMOPHILA;

EID: 72149130268     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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