Antimicrobial Peptides—or How Our Ancestors Learned to Control the Microbiome

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are short and generally positively charged peptides found in a wide variety of life forms from microorganisms to humans. Their wide range of activity against pathogens, including Gram-positive and -negative bacteria, yeasts, fungi, and enveloped viruses makes them a fu...

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Autores principales: Thomas C. G. Bosch, Michael Zasloff
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Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2021
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Sumario:Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are short and generally positively charged peptides found in a wide variety of life forms from microorganisms to humans. Their wide range of activity against pathogens, including Gram-positive and -negative bacteria, yeasts, fungi, and enveloped viruses makes them a fundamental component of innate immunity.