An Invertebrate Host to Study Fungal Infections, Mycotoxins and Antifungal Drugs: Tenebrio molitor
Abstract
:1. Alternative Methods of Infection
2. Tenebrio molitor
3. Cellular and Humoral Immunology of T. molitor as a Tool to Study Human Immunity
4. T. molitor as an Alternative Host in the Study of Human Pathogenic Fungi
5. Investigating Physiological Changes Due to Ingestion of Mycotoxins
6. Studying Infections Caused by Fungi of Clinical Interest and Evaluating the Antifungal Activity of Compounds
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Canteri de Souza, P.; Custódio Caloni, C.; Wilson, D.; Sergio Almeida, R. An Invertebrate Host to Study Fungal Infections, Mycotoxins and Antifungal Drugs: Tenebrio molitor. J. Fungi 2018, 4, 125. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof4040125
Canteri de Souza P, Custódio Caloni C, Wilson D, Sergio Almeida R. An Invertebrate Host to Study Fungal Infections, Mycotoxins and Antifungal Drugs: Tenebrio molitor. Journal of Fungi. 2018; 4(4):125. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof4040125
Chicago/Turabian StyleCanteri de Souza, Patrícia, Carla Custódio Caloni, Duncan Wilson, and Ricardo Sergio Almeida. 2018. "An Invertebrate Host to Study Fungal Infections, Mycotoxins and Antifungal Drugs: Tenebrio molitor" Journal of Fungi 4, no. 4: 125. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof4040125