Molecular characterization of a defensin gene from a hard tick, Dermacentor silvarum

BACKGROUND: Ticks are distributed worldwide and considered as vectors of many human diseases. Tick defensins, a family of antimicrobial peptides, form the first line of defense against pathogens. FINDINGS: A defensin-like gene, named Ds-defensin, was identified from a cDNA library of the hard tick D...

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Autores principales: Wang, Juanjuan, Bian, Gang, Pan, Wen, Feng, Tingting, Dai, Jianfeng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4311433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25588982
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0625-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4311433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25588982
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0625-0

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