Non-mammalian animal models to study infectious disease: worms or fly fishing?

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-85

  O'Callaghan, David ^a,b   Vergunst, Annette ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CRANBERRY EXTRACT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE MODEL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DRUG SCREENING; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INNATE IMMUNITY; MIXED INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SALMONELLOSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HUMANS; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DANIO RERIO; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MAMMALIA;

EID: 75449110038     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2009.12.005     Document Type: Review

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