Toll-deficient Drosophila are resistant to infection by Pneumocystis spp.: additional evidence of specificity to mammalian hosts
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: Pneumocystis spp. are significant pathogens in a variety of mammals. We tried to establish a Drosophila model of pneumocystosis using either P. murina or P. carinii. Whereas the pathogens were competent in susceptible mice, no infection could be established even in corticosteroid-treated Toll-deficient flies. This further substantiates the tropism described for mammalian hosts.
Source: Virulence
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,557
OpenAlex ID: W2039338117