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Fig. 1 | BMC Research Notes

Fig. 1

From: Galleria mellonella (greater wax moth) larvae as a model for antibiotic susceptibility testing and acute toxicity trials

Fig. 1

A flowchart representing consecutive steps in the antibiotic efficacy test. A starting dose of 5 mg/kg body weight was administered and the insects were scored for survival. If the mortality was under 40%, the compound was assigned the lowest therapeutic dose. If the mortality was over 40%, a higher dose was tested until a therapeutic dose was established

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