Antifungal Activity against Filamentous Fungi of Ts1, a Multifunctional Toxin from Tityus serrulatus Scorpion Venom

Antifungal Activity against Filamentous Fungi of Ts1, a Multifunctional Toxin from Tityus serrulatus Scorpion Venom

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are ubiquitous and multipotent components of the innate immune defense arsenal used by both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. The search for new AMPs has increased in recent years, due to the growing development of microbial resistance to therapeutical drugs. In thi...

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Main Authors: Welligton M. Santussi, Karla C. F. Bordon, Ana P. N. Rodrigues Alves, Camila T. Cologna, Suraia Said, Eliane C. Arantes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Tityus serrulatus
defensins
fungi
antifungal drugs
cysteine-rich antifungal proteins
antimicrobial peptides
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00984/full

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