However, C. parapsilosis CPRI that survived the initial immune response were able to proliferate in these flies, as increased numbers of yeast cells were observed during the infection period (Figure 5) The susceptibility of the MyD88−/- and GNBP3hades flies to C. parapsilosis infection was also strengthened by the significantly higher fungal loads at 2 and 4 days of infection compared to that observed in wt flies. Here, MYD88 is linked to infection.