A crustin isoform from black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon exhibits broad spectrum anti-bacterial activity

Crustaceans have a powerful non-specific immune mechanism that responds to pathogen invasion and together with cellular responses, generates powerful humoral factors such as antimicrobial peptides. Crustins are a diverse class of antimicrobial peptides that are expressed by the circulating haemocyte...

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Main Authors: Debashis Banerjee, Biswajit Maiti, Shivani Kallappa Girisha, Moleyur Nagarajappa Venugopal, Indrani Karunasagar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:Aquaculture Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513415300119