Investigation of insect immune mechanisms provides important information concerning
innate immunity, which in many aspects is conserved in animals. This is one of the reasons …

The use of invertebrates for in vivo studies in microbiology is well established in the scientific
community. Larvae of Galleria mellonella are a widely used model for studying …

In many aspects, the immune response against pathogens in insects is similar to the innate
immunity in mammals. This has caused a strong interest in the scientific community for the …

Clinically we have been aware of the concept of Candida biofilms for many decades, though
perhaps without the formal designation. Just over 20 years ago the subject emerged on the …

The Fusarium species has diverse ecological functions ranging from saprophytes,
endophytes, and animal and plant pathogens. Occasionally, they are isolated from dead and …

Galleria mellonella has risen to fame as an invertebrate model organism given its ethical
advantages, low maintenance costs, rapid reproduction time, short life cycle, high number of …

The high mortality rates and economic burden associated with fungal infections, plus the
emergence of fungal strains resistant to antifungal drugs, make it necessary to get a deeper …

Fungal secretomes contain a wide range of hydrolytic and oxidative enzymes, including
cellulases, hemicellulases, pectinases, and lignin-degrading accessory enzymes, that …

Treatment of Mycobacterium abscessus infections is extremely challenging due to its
intrinsic resistance to most antibiotics, and research of pathogenesis is limited due to a lack …

The use of integrative molecular approaches can aid in a comprehensive understanding of
the effects of toxicants at different levels of biological organization, also supporting risk …