Conidiation color mutants of Aspergillus fumigatus are highly pathogenic to the heterologous insect host Galleria mellonella.

The larvae infected with a mixture of dead color mutant conidia and live wild-type conidia showed a trend with increased mortality rates compared to those infected with a mixture of dead and live spores of only wild-type strains ( Figure 10C ).

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