The non-mammalian hostGalleria mellonellacan be used to study the virulence of the fungal pathogenCandida tropicalisand the efficacy of antifungal drugs during infection by this pathogenic yeast

Epidemiology, species distribution and in vitro antifungal susceptibility of fungaemia in a Spanish multicentre prospective survey

(2012) J. Peman et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

The role of mycelium production and a MAPK-mediated immune response in theC. elegans-Fusariummodel system

(2012) Maged Muhammed et al.   MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

Species and susceptibility distribution of 1062 clinical yeast isolates to azoles, echinocandins, flucytosine and amphotericin B from a multi-centre study

(2012) A. F. Schmalreck et al.   MYCOSES

Insights into Candida tropicalis nosocomial infections and virulence factors

(2011) M. Negri et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Fusarium pathogenesis investigated using Galleria mellonella as a heterologous host

(2011) Jeffrey J. Coleman et al.   Fungal Biology

Antifungal susceptibility profiles of Candida isolates from a prospective survey of invasive fungal infections in Italian intensive care units

(2011) A. M. Tortorano et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Epidemiology, Species Distribution, Antifungal Susceptibility and Outcome of Nosocomial Candidemia in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Italy

(2011) Matteo Bassetti et al.   PLoS One

Cryptococcus neoformans Capsular Enlargement and Cellular Gigantism during Galleria mellonella Infection

(2011) Rocío García-Rodas et al.   PLoS One

Methods for usingGalleria mellonellaas a model host to study fungal pathogenesis

(2011) Beth Burgwyn Fuchs et al.   Virulence

Drosophila and Galleria insect model hosts

(2011) Michail S. Lionakis   Virulence

Phospholipids Trigger Cryptococcus neoformans Capsular Enlargement during Interactions with Amoebae and Macrophages

(2011) Cara J. Chrisman et al.   PLoS Pathogens

CandidaBloodstream Infections: Comparison of Species Distributions and Antifungal Resistance Patterns in Community-Onset and Nosocomial Isolates in the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, 2008-2009

(2010) Michael A. Pfaller et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

A Biphasic Innate Immune MAPK Response Discriminates between the Yeast and Hyphal Forms of Candida albicans in Epithelial Cells

(2010) David L. Moyes et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Candida tropicalis fungaemia: incidence, risk factors and mortality in a general hospital

(2010) P. Muñoz et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Caspofungin primes the immune response of the larvae of Galleria mellonella and induces a non-specific antimicrobial response

(2010) J. Kelly et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Virulence in an insect model differs between mating types inAspergillus fumigatus

(2010) Manjinder S. Cheema et al.   MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

Efficacy of Posaconazole in a Murine Disseminated Infection by Candida tropicalis

(2009) M. Marine et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Galleria mellonella as a Model System To Study Acinetobacter baumannii Pathogenesis and Therapeutics

(2009) A. Y. Peleg et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Harnessing Hsp90 function as a powerful, broadly effective therapeutic strategy for fungal infectious disease

(2009) Leah E. Cowen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Comparison of Pathogenicity of Various Candida tropicalis Strains

(2008) Yoshio Okawa et al.   BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN