Galleria mellonella infection models for the study of bacterial diseases and for antimicrobial drug testing

CJY Tsai, JMS Loh, T Proft - Virulence, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
abstract Galleria mellonella (greater wax moth or honeycomb moth) has been introduced as
an alternative model to study microbial infections. G. mellonella larvae can be easily and …

Options and limitations in clinical investigation of bacterial biofilms

M Magana, C Sereti, A Ioannidis… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacteria can form single-and multispecies biofilms exhibiting diverse features based upon
the microbial composition of their community and microenvironment. The study of bacterial …

Role of environmental survival in transmission of Campylobacter jejuni

C Bronowski, CE James… - FEMS microbiology …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Campylobacter species are the most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis, with C.
jejuni responsible for the majority of these cases. Although it is clear that livestock, and …

Campylobacter jejuni outer membrane vesicles play an important role in bacterial interactions with human intestinal epithelial cells

A Elmi, E Watson, P Sandu, O Gundogdu… - Infection and …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Campylobacter jejuni is the most prevalent cause of food-borne gastroenteritis in the
developed world; however, the molecular basis of pathogenesis is unclear. Secretion of …

Campylobacter jejuni outer membrane vesicle‐associated proteolytic activity promotes bacterial invasion by mediating cleavage of intestinal epithelial cell E …

A Elmi, F Nasher, H Jagatia, O Gundogdu… - Cellular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) play an important role in the pathogenicity of Gram‐
negative bacteria. Campylobacter jejuni produces OMVs that trigger IL‐8, IL‐6, hBD‐3 and …

Roles of Aerotolerance, Biofilm Formation, and Viable but Non-Culturable State in the Survival of Campylobacter jejuni in Poultry Processing Environments

D Pokhrel, HT Thames, L Zhang, TTN Dinh, W Schilling… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Campylobacter jejuni is one of the most common causes of foodborne human gastroenteritis
in the developed world. This bacterium colonizes in the ceca of chickens, spreads …

Regulation of oxidative stress resistance in Campylobacter jejuni, a microaerophilic foodborne pathogen

JC Kim, E Oh, J Kim, B Jeon - Frontiers in microbiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Campylobacter jejuni is one of the leading bacterial causes of human gastroenteritis. Due to
the increasing rates of human campylobacteriosis, C. jejuni is considered as a serious …

The Campylobacter jejuni Type VI Secretion System Enhances the Oxidative Stress Response and Host Colonization

J Liaw, G Hong, C Davies, A Elmi, F Sima… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The role of the Type VI secretion system (T6SS) in Campylobacter jejuni is poorly
understood despite an increasing prevalence of the T6SS in recent C. jejuni isolates in …

Enhanced biofilm formation and multi‐host transmission evolve from divergent genetic backgrounds in Campylobacter jejuni

B Pascoe, G Méric, S Murray, K Yahara… - Environmental …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Multicellular biofilms are an ancient bacterial adaptation that offers a protective environment
for survival in hostile habitats. In microaerophilic organisms such as C ampylobacter …

Galleria mellonella is an effective model to study Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae infection

MF Pereira, CC Rossi, M Vieira de Queiroz… - …, 2015 - microbiologyresearch.org
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is responsible for swine pleuropneumonia, a respiratory
disease that causes significant global economic loss. Its virulence depends on many factors …