Figure 1From: Use of larvae of the wax moth Galleria mellonella as an in vivo model to study the virulence of Helicobacter pylori Survival of G. mellonella following infection by H. pylori strains. Kaplan-Meier survival curves of G. mellonella larvae after 24 h-96 h from injection with 1 × 104, 1 × 105, 1 × 106 and 1 × 107 CFUs of wild type strains G27 (panel A), 60190 (panel B), M5 (panel C) are shown. Kaplan-Meier survival curves of G. mellonella larvae after 24 h-96 h from injection with 1 × 106 CFUs of wild-type H. pylori strains G27, 60190 and M5 (panel D) are shown. The data shown are means ± SEM from three independent experiments recorded for 96 h. Differences in survival were calculated using the log-rank test for multiple comparisons. Differences were considered statistically significant at P < 0.05. PBS, phosphate-buffered saline.Back to article page