Effect of Vitamin A on Listeria monocytogenes Infection in a Silkworm Model.

Insect infection models have been used increasingly to study various pathogenic agents in evaluations of pathogenicity and drug efficacy. In this study, we demonstrated that larvae of the silkworm Bombyx mori are useful for studying Listeria monocytogenes infections in insects. Infection with the L....

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Main Authors: Yussaira Castillo, Jin Suzuki, Kenta Watanabe, Takashi Shimizu, Masahisa Watarai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5036829?pdf=render