Diversity of the Antimicrobial Peptide Genes in Collembola
Multidrug-resistant bacteria are a current health crisis threatening the world’s population, and scientists are looking for new drugs to combat them. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are part of the organism’s innate immune system, are a promising new drug class as they can disrupt bacterial cel...
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MDPI AG
2023-02-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/3/215 |