The Madagascar Hissing Cockroach as an Alternative Non-mammalian Animal Model to Investigate Virulence, Pathogenesis, and Drug Efficacy

The overall goal of this work is to assess the effects of bacterial infection in a novel surrogate animal model, the insect, Madagascar Hissing Cockroach, from the genus Gromphadorhina. The use of the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach as an alternative