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

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