Skin Mucus of Marine Fish as a Source for the Development of Antimicrobial Agents

Skin Mucus of Marine Fish as a Source for the Development of Antimicrobial Agents

Fish skin mucus is an important component of the innate immune mechanism and provides a first barrier against pathogens. Although several studies investigated and demonstrated the antimicrobial properties of skin mucus of fishes, most of them tested antimicrobial properties against marine microbial...

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Main Authors: Francesco Tiralongo, Giuseppina Messina, Bianca Maria Lombardo, Lucia Longhitano, Giovanni Li Volti, Daniele Tibullo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
skin fish mucus
marine fish
antimicrobial activity
elasmobrachii
teleostean fish
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.541853/full

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