title: Characterization of the virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans strains in an insect model.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases) ; Stony Brook University ; Stony Brook , NY USA.
authors.forename: Tejas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bouklas
authors.affiliation: a Department of Medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases) ; Stony Brook University ; Stony Brook , NY USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Diago-Navarro
authors.affiliation: b Department of Medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases) ; Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University ; Bronx , NY USA.
authors.forename: Xiaobo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: b Department of Medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases) ; Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University ; Bronx , NY USA.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fenster
authors.affiliation: a Department of Medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases) ; Stony Brook University ; Stony Brook , NY USA.|b Department of Medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases) ; Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University ; Bronx , NY USA.|c Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics ; Stony Brook University ; Stony Brook , NY USA.|d Department of Microbiology and Immunology ; Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University ; Bronx , NY USA.
authors.forename: Bettina C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Fries
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000382:microbiology; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D007814:Larva / Q000382:microbiology; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009036:Moths / Q000382:microbiology*; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents
keywords: Cryptococcus neoformans; Galleria mellonella; fungal pathogenesis; host pathogen; mice; virulence; waxworm