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Functional characterization of two defensins, HlDFS1 and HlDFS2, from the hard tick Haemaphysalis longicornis
BACKGROUND: Ticks are second to mosquitoes as vectors of human arthropod-borne diseases. Ticks rely heavily on antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) to defend against microbes and defensins are major components of innate immunity in ticks. RESULTS: Two novel defensin genes, named HlDFS1 and HlDFS2, were ide...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5625651/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28969703 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2397-9 |