Tobacco Hornworm (Manduca sexta) caterpillars as a novel host model for the study of fungal virulence and drug efficacy
N. Lyons, I. Softley, A. Balfour, C. Williamson, H. O'Brien, A. C. Shetty, V. M. Bruno, S. Diezmann
This paper introduces Manduca sexta caterpillars as a novel invertebrate host model for studying fungal virulence and drug efficacy, showing susceptibility to key yeast pathogens and measurable disease progression.
bioRxiv · Apr 30, 2020Microbiology