Galleria mellonella as a-Model for studying enterococcus faecium host persistence

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 191-196

  Lebreton, François ^a   Le Bras, Florian ^a   Reffuveille, Fany ^b   Ladjouzi, Rabia ^b   Giard, Jean Christophe ^b   Leclercq, Roland ^a   Cattoir, Vincent ^a  

^a CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

Animal model; Colonization; Enterococcus faecium; Galleria mellonella; Survival

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMMENSAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOTH; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GALLERIA; GALLERIA MELLONELLA;

EID: 84856506040     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: 16602412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332737     Document Type: Article

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