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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Published in:	PLoS ONE
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
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5340386?pdf=render