Lactobacillus paracasei modulates the immune system of Galleria mellonella and protects against Candida albicans infection.

Lactobacillus paracasei modulates the immune system of Galleria mellonella and protects against Candida albicans infection.

Probiotics have been described as a potential strategy to control opportunistic infections due to their ability to stimulate the immune system. Using the non-vertebrate model host Galleria mellonella, we evaluated whether clinical isolates of Lactobacillus spp. are able to provide protection against...

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Main Authors: Rodnei Dennis Rossoni, Beth Burgwyn Fuchs, Patrícia Pimentel de Barros, Marisol Dos Santos Velloso, Antonio Olavo Cardoso Jorge, Juliana Campos Junqueira, Eleftherios Mylonakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5340386?pdf=render

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