FIGURE 5.

Infection assay using silkworm as a model host organism. (A) Survival rate of silkworm infected with C. glabrata strains. The C. glabrata strains (WT and rib1ΔΔ) were cultured in SC-Ura-His containing RF for 2 days. Resuspended yeast cells were injected to fifth-instar larvae using a needle. The larvae (n = 12) were maintained at 30°C, and survival rate was monitored for 4 days. Statistical significance was examined by Log-rank test using a statistical analysis software BellCurve. The P value for comparison between WT and rib1ΔΔ was lower than 0.01. (B) Survival rate of silkworm infected with C. glabrata strains. The C. glabrata strains (WT and yhb1Δ) were injected to fifth-instar larvae, and the survival rate was monitored for 4 days. There was no statistical significance between WT and ybh1Δ.