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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Hernandez RJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6322482 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PeerJ 20190104
Climate change, changing farming practices, social and demographic changes and rising levels of antibiotic resistance are likely to lead to future increases in opportunistic bacterial infections that are more difficult to treat. Uncovering the prevalence and identity of pathogenic bacteria in the environment is key to assessing transmission risks. We describe the first use of the Wax moth larva <i>Galleria mellonella</i>, a well-established model for the mammalian innate immune system, to select ...[more]