Effect of nutrient deprivation on the susceptibility of Galleria mellonella larvae to infection

Virulence

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 497-503

  Banville, Nessa ^a   Browne, Niall ^a   Kavanagh, Kevin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Candida; Galleria; In vivo testing; Microbial pathogens; Mini model

Indexed keywords

LIPOCALIN; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; APOLIPOPHORIN III; APOLIPOPROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; STORAGE PROTEINS, INSECTA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CANDIDIASIS; CELL KILLING; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HEMOLYMPH; IN VIVO STUDY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LARVA; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; STANDARDIZATION; STARVATION; YEAST CELL; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FOOD DEPRIVATION; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; PATHOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; APOLIPOPROTEINS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HEMOCYTES; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; LIPOCALINS; MOTHS;

EID: 84870543271     PISSN: 21505594     EISSN: 21505608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/viru.21972     Document Type: Article

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