Isolation and characterization of β-defensin-like protein 1 from epidermal mucus of fungal infected fish (Cyprinus carpio) and assessment of its antimicrobial potencies

Fish epidermis is rich in different pharmacologically active substances, most of which play a crucial role in immunity. In the current study, β-defensin-like protein 1 with high in vitro antimicrobial activity was isolated and characterized from crude epidermal mucus extract of common carp, Cyprinus...

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Main Authors: Uzma Shabir, Jehangir Shafi Dar, Aashaq Hussain Bhat, Bashir Ahmad Ganai, Imtiaz Ahmad Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-04-01
Series:Aquaculture Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513422000527