<i>Galleria mellonella</i>: The Versatile Host for Drug Discovery, In Vivo Toxicity Testing and Characterising Host-Pathogen Interactions

Larvae of the greater wax moth, <i>Galleria mellonella</i>, are a convenient in vivo model for assessing the activity and toxicity of antimicrobial agents and for studying the immune response to pathogens and provide results similar to those from mammals. <i>G. mellonella</i>...

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Main Authors: Magdalena Piatek, Gerard Sheehan, Kevin Kavanagh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Antibiotics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/10/12/1545