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A Diverse Family of Host-Defense Peptides (Piscidins) Exhibit Specialized Anti-Bacterial and Anti-Protozoal Activities in Fishes

Conventional antibiotics and other chemical-based drugs are currently one of the most common methods used to control disease-related mortality in animal agriculture. Use of the innate immune system to decrease disease related mortalities is a novel alternative to conventional drugs. One component of...

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Autores principales: Salger, Scott A., Cassady, Katherine R., Reading, Benjamin J., Noga, Edward J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4995043/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27552222
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159423