Greater wax moth Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) as a resistant model host for Nosema pyrausta (Microsporidia: Nosematidae)
2018
Abstract Galleria mellonella fed 3 million Nosema pyrausta spores per larva showed 0 and 5% infestation rate at 30 °C and 24 °C, respectively. N. pyrausta virulence did not increase after passage through G. mellonella for three generations. When larvae were pretreated with phenylthiourea, Bacillus thuringiensis or combination of both, infection rates were 11%, 15% and 22%, respectively. Injection of untreated and potassium hydroxide-primed spores resulted in approximately 10% and 50% infection, respectively. G. mellonella is resistant to high dosages of N. pyrausta spores, serving as a prospective model of insect resistance to microsporidia, while host immunosuppression and/or spore activation increases success of the pathogen.
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