Antimicrobial Peptides

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are gene-encoded, ancient (and important) mediators of innate host defense that exert direct or indirect antimicrobial action as well as possessing other important biologic activities (e.g., neutralization of endotoxin and anti-biofilm action) that help to protect verte...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	William M. Shafer (Ed.)
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
Subjects:	molecular biology synthesis bacterial diseases regulation inflammation host defense structure-function immune-modulation evolution antimicrobial peptides
Online Access:	17523
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