Galleria mellonella larvae have become a widely accepted and utilised infection model due to the functional homology displayed between their immune response that observed in mammalian innate response. Due these similarities, comparable results murine studies can be obtained using G. assessing virulence of fungal pathogens vivo toxicity or efficacy anti-fungal agents. This coupled with low cost,...

A total of 250 soil samples were taken from the forest, hazelnut, kiwi, vegetable, and meadow-rangeland areas in coastal regions Ordu province, Turkey. Entomopathogenic fungi isolated these using Galleria-bait method. Eighty-five fungal isolates samples, after which they morphologically molecularly identified. After morphological characterization, 64 out 85 identified molecularly. Based on mole...

A biofilm is an accumulation of micro-organisms and their extracellular products forming a structured community on a surface. Biofilm formation on medical devices has severe health consequences as bacteria growing in this lifestyle are tolerant to both host defence mechanisms and antibiotic therapies. However, silver and zinc ions inhibit the attachment and proliferation of immature biofilms. T...