Figure 4.
Therapeutic effects of antifungal drugs in silkworms infected with T. asahii. (A) Saline or T. asahii JCM2466 (3 × 106 cells) was injected into the silkworm hemolymph, followed by injection of 50 µl of amphotericin B (AMPH-B, 100 µg/ml), fluconazole (FLCZ, 100 µg/ml), or voriconazole (VCZ, 100 µg/ml) into the hemolymph. Silkworms were reared at 37 °C and survival of the silkworms was monitored. (B) Silkworm hemolymph was collected at 24 h after injection and observed with a microscope.