A Madurella mycetomatis Grain Model in Galleria mellonella Larvae.

• Main Authors: Wendy Kloezen (Author), Marilyn van Helvert-van Poppel (Author), Ahmed H Fahal (Author), Wendy W J van de Sande (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Eumycetoma is a chronic granulomatous subcutaneous infectious disease, endemic in tropical and subtropical regions and most commonly caused by the fungus Madurella mycetomatis. Interestingly, although grain formation is key in mycetoma, its formation process and its susceptibility towards antifungal...