The Bacillus cereus group includes several Bacillus species with closely related phylogeny.
The most well-studied members of the group, B. anthracis, B. cereus, and B. thuringiensis …

The increasing interest for Galleria mellonella larvae as an infection model is evidenced by
the number of papers reporting its use, which increases exponentially since the early 2010s …

Investigation of insect immune mechanisms provides important information concerning
innate immunity, which in many aspects is conserved in animals. This is one of the reasons …

Bacillus cereus is widespread in nature and frequently isolated from soil and growing plants,
but it is also well adapted for growth in the intestinal tract of insects and mammals. From …

The study of bacterial virulence often requires a suitable animal model. Mammalian models
of infection are costly and may raise ethical issues. The use of insects as infection models …

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is an insecticidal bacterium that has successfully been used as a
biopesticide for many years. It is usually referred to as a soil-dwelling organism, as a result …

Bacillus cereus is an opportunistic pathogen causing food poisoning manifested by
diarrhoeal or emetic syndromes. It is closely related to the animal and human pathogen …

Conventional assays for quantifying the virulence of microbial pathogens and mutants have
traditionally relied upon the use of a range of mammalian species. A number of workers …

Bacillus cereus is the 2nd most frequent bacterial agent responsible for food-borne
outbreaks in France and the 3rd in Europe. In addition, local and systemic infections have …

Candida albicans is a dimorphic human pathogen in which the yeast to hyphal switch may
be an important factor in virulence in mammals. This pathogen has recently been shown to …