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Animal infection models using non‐mammals
Author(s) -
Kaito Chikara,
Murakami Kanade,
Imai Lina,
Furuta Kazuyuki
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/1348-0421.12834
Subject(s) - biology , zebrafish , caenorhabditis elegans , pathogenic bacteria , animal model , pseudomonas aeruginosa , staphylococcus aureus , streptococcus pyogenes , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , model organism , human pathogen , genetics , gene , endocrinology
The use of non‐human animal models for infection experiments is important for investigating the infectious processes of human pathogenic bacteria at the molecular level. Mammals, such as mice and rabbits, are also utilized as animal infection models, but large numbers of animals are needed for these experiments, which is costly, and fraught with ethical issues. Various non‐mammalian animal infection models have been used to investigate the molecular mechanisms of various human pathogenic bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus , Streptococcus pyogenes , and Pseudomonas aeruginosa . This review discusses the desirable characteristics of non‐mammalian infection models and describes recent non‐mammalian infection models that utilize Caenorhabditis elegans , silkworm, fruit fly, zebrafish, two‐spotted cricket, hornworm, and waxworm.