Galleria mellonella larvae as models for studying fungal virulence

Fungal Biology Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 79-83

  Kavanagh, Kevin ^a   Fallon, John P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alternative models; Aspergillus; Candida; Fungi; Galleria mellonella; In vivo testing; Mini hosts

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; FUNGI; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77957814233     PISSN: 17494613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2010.04.001     Document Type: Review

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