Developing the potential of using Galleria mellonella larvae as models for studying brain infection by Listeria monocytogenes

Virulence

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 271-272

  Browne, Niall ^a   Kavanagh, Kevin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Brain; Galleria; Immunity; In vivo model; Listeria; Virulence

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ARACHIDONIC ACID; DICLOFENAC; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; RAPAMYCIN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR;

BRAIN INFECTION; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; EDITORIAL; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; LARVA; LISTERIOSIS; NONHUMAN;

EID: 84878057230     PISSN: 21505594     EISSN: 21505608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/viru.24174     Document Type: Editorial

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