Molecular mechanisms of an antimicrobial peptide piscidin (Lc-pis) in a parasitic protozoan, Cryptocaryon irritans

Molecular mechanisms of an antimicrobial peptide piscidin (Lc-pis) in a parasitic protozoan, Cryptocaryon irritans

Abstract Background Cryptocaryon irritans is an obligate parasitic ciliate protozoan that can infect various commercially important mariculture fish species and cause high lethality and economic loss. Current methods of controlling this parasite with chemicals or antibiotics are widely considered to...

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Main Authors: Ruanni Chen, Yong Mao, Jun Wang, Min Liu, Ying Qiao, Libing Zheng, Yongquan Su, Qiaozhen Ke, Weiqiang Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Cryptocaryon irritans
Fish disease
Piscidin
Transcriptome
Molecular mechanism
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-4565-5

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