Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides in Vibrios

Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides in Vibrios

Vibrios are associated with a broad diversity of hosts that produce antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) as part of their defense against microbial infections. In particular, vibrios colonize epithelia, which function as protective barriers and express AMPs as a first line of chemical defense against patho...

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Main Authors: Delphine Destoumieux-Garzón, Marylise Duperthuy, Audrey Sophie Vanhove, Paulina Schmitt, Sun Nyunt Wai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-10-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
vibrio
lipopolysaccharide
outer membrane vesicle
membrane transporter
innate immunity
defensin
cathelicidin
bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/3/4/540

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