Temperature-Dependent Galleria mellonella Mortality as a Result of Yersinia entomophaga Infection

The bacterium Yersinia entomophaga is pathogenic to a range of insect species, with death typically occurring within 2 to 5 days of ingestion. Per os challenge of larvae of the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella) confirmed that Y. entomophaga was virulent when fed to larvae held at 25°C but was a...

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