abstract Galleria mellonella (greater wax moth or honeycomb moth) has been introduced as
an alternative model to study microbial infections. G. mellonella larvae can be easily and …

The innate immune system of insects is divided into humoral and cellular defense
responses. Humoral defenses include antimicrobial peptides, the cascades that regulate …

The insect immune response demonstrates a number of structural and functional similarities
to the innate immune system of mammals. As a result of these conserved features insects …

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 …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses basic concepts and advances of invertebrate
immunity. In mammals and other higher vertebrates, a plethora of information exists on the …

The first research on the insect Galleria mellonella was published 85 years ago, and the
larva is now widely used as a model to study infections caused by bacterial and fungal …

Classification of insect larvae circulating haemocytes is the subject of controversy, and the
terminology used to designate each cellular type is often different from one species to …

The fungi comprise a large, heterogeneous, and ubiquitous group of heterotrophic
organisms living as saprophytes or parasites, or associated with other organisms as …

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 …

Haemocytes play an essential role in defending invertebrates against pathogens and
parasites that enter their haemocoel. A primary defense response is encapsulation; a …