BioScience Trends. 2011;5(2):66-70. (DOI: 10.5582/ddt.2011.v5.2.66)
Isolation of mammalian pathogenic bacteria using silkworms.
Kaito C, Usui K, Kyuma T, Sekimizu K
SUMMARY
We developed a method to predict bacterial pathogenicity against mammals by measuring bacterial virulence in silkworms at 37
KEYWORDS: Bacterial pathogenicity, mammals, silkworm infection model, S. simiae, S. pasteuri