Daphnia magna, a Host for Evaluation of Bacterial Virulence

作者:Le Coadic Marion; Simon Marianne; Marchetti Anna; Ebert Dieter; Cosson Pierre*
来源:Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2012, 78(2): 593-595.
DOI:10.1128/AEM.06278-11

摘要

We show that Daphnia magna can be used to assess acute virulence of pathogens relevant to human health, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Photorhabdus asymbiotica. Analysis of bacterial mutants suggests that P. aeruginosa uses similar mechanisms to infect Daphnia and other hosts.

  • 出版日期2012-1