AUTHOR=Mpamhanga Chengetai D. , Kounatidis Ilias 

TITLE=The utility of Drosophila melanogaster as a fungal infection model

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Immunology

VOLUME=15

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1349027

DOI=10.3389/fimmu.2024.1349027

ISSN=1664-3224

ABSTRACT=<p>Invasive fungal diseases have profound effects upon human health and are on increase globally. The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2022 published the fungal priority list calling for improved public health interventions and advance research. <italic>Drosophila melanogaster</italic> presents an excellent model system to dissect host-pathogen interactions and has been proved valuable to study immunopathogenesis of fungal diseases. In this review we highlight the recent advances in fungal-<italic>Drosophila</italic> interplay with an emphasis on the recently published WHO’s fungal priority list and we focus on available tools and technologies.</p>