Comparison of Galleria mellonella, Epithelial Cell Cytotoxicity, and Mouse Model of Bacteremia to Measure Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence
Aliki Valdes, Christopher M. R. Axline, Travis J. Kochan, Sophia Nozick, Timothy J. Ward, Issay Niki, Ethan M. VanGosen, David Hynes, Julia Nelson, Preeti Garai, Tania Afzal, Daniel Boris Amusin, Sumitra D. Mitra, Timothy Lee Turner, William Cheng, , Alan R. Hauser
This study compares Galleria mellonella, epithelial cell cytotoxicity, and mouse models for measuring Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence, finding G. mellonella correlates better with mouse results for population-level trends.
Infection and Immunity · Aug 19, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology