Candida tropicalis has emerged as one of the most important Candida species. It has been
widely considered the second most virulent Candida species, only preceded by C. albicans …

The use of invertebrates for in vivo studies in microbiology is well established in the scientific
community. Larvae of Galleria mellonella are a widely used model for studying …

Candida auris has unprecedently emerged as a multidrug resistant fungal pathogen,
considered a serious global threat due to its potential to cause nosocomial outbreaks and …

In many aspects, the immune response against pathogens in insects is similar to the innate
immunity in mammals. This has caused a strong interest in the scientific community for the …

Unlike superficial fungal infections of the skin and nails, which are the most common fungal
diseases in humans, invasive fungal infections carry high morbidity and mortality …

Mammals are widely used by microbiologists as a model host species to study infectious
diseases of humans and domesticated livestock. These studies have been pivotal for our …

The treatment of invasive fungal infections remains challenging and the emergence of new
fungal pathogens as well as the development of resistance to the main antifungal drugs …

The immune system of insects and the innate immune response of mammals share many
similarities and, as a result, insects may be used to assess the virulence of fungal pathogens …

The incidence of opportunistic fungal infections has increased in recent decades due to the
growing proportion of immunocompromised patients in our society. Candida krusei has …

Galleria mellonella is a well-accepted insect model for the study of pathogen-host
interactions and antimicrobial compounds. The main advantages of this model include the …