The insect immune response demonstrates many similarities to the innate immune response
of mammals and a wide range of insects is now employed to assess the virulence of …

Insects are a highly successful group of animals that inhabit almost every habitat and
environment on Earth. Part of their success is due to a rapid and highly effective immune …

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 …

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 …

The airborne fungus Aspergillus fumigatus poses a serious health threat to humans by
causing numerous invasive infections and a notable mortality in humans, especially in …

Unlike superficial fungal infections of the skin and nails, which are the most common fungal
diseases in humans, invasive fungal infections carry high morbidity and mortality …

Mammals are widely used by microbiologists as a model host species to study infectious
diseases of humans and domesticated livestock. These studies have been pivotal for our …

The treatment of invasive fungal infections remains challenging and the emergence of new
fungal pathogens as well as the development of resistance to the main antifungal drugs …

The immune system of insects and the innate immune response of mammals share many
similarities and, as a result, insects may be used to assess the virulence of fungal pathogens …

Infections due to Aspergillus species are an acute threat to human health; members of the
Aspergillus section Fumigati are the most frequently occurring agents, but depending on the …