Galleria mellonella as an experimental model for studying periodontopathogens

In the present study, Galleria mellonella was evaluated as a potential infection model for periodontal bacteria, more specifically, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. All the bacteria evaluated were pathogenic to G. mellonella, causing their...

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Main Authors: Thaís Aguiar Santos, Liliana Scorzoni, Aline de Castro Santos, Juliana Campos Junqueira, Ana Lia Anbinder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
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Online Access:http://www.jisponline.com/article.asp?issn=0972-124X;year=2020;volume=24;issue=6;spage=593;epage=596;aulast=