The viruses were counted according to red blood cell count methods. Viral counts can be seen in Table 2. Average lengths and growth of Galleria mellonella larvae. AA is seen to benefit the growth of the larvae, as is seen by the average growths. 11.75 Table 2.
Virus counts of Galleria mellonella larvae.
AA was shown to inhibit the propagation of the virus. This shows an overall benefit of the AA on the larvae compared to their normal AA-deficient diet. This is probably because of the property of AA to increase expression of the glucose transporters. This may have been a response of the immune system to the pressure of the virus, or it may have simply been an anomaly. This indicates that the AA inhibited the infection and production of the virus in the larvae.