Galleria mellonella as an infection model for the multi-host pathogen Streptococcus agalactiae reflects hypervirulence of ST283
Anne Six, Sakranmanee Kranjangwong, Margaret Crumlish, Ruth Zadoks, Daniel Walker
This paper shows that GBS ST283 is more virulent in G. mellonella larvae than other isolates, suggesting the model can study virulence and test anti-GBS strategies.
bioRxiv · Sep 4, 2018 · PreprintMicrobiology