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Larva of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella, is a suitable alternative host for studying virulence of fish pathogenic Vibrio anguillarum.
BMC microbiology - 23 Jun 2015
McMillan Stuart, Verner-Jeffreys David, Weeks Jason, Austin Brian, Desbois Andrew P
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BACKGROUND: Microbial diseases cause considerable economic losses in aquaculture and new infection control measures often rely on a better understanding of pathogenicity. However, disease studies performed in fish hosts often require specialist infrastructure (e.g., aquaria), adherence to strict legislation and do not permit high-throughput approaches; these reasons justify the development of alternative hosts....
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