Multiple mosquito AMPs are needed to potentiate their antifungal effect against entomopathogenic fungi
Mosquito resistance to microbial infections, including fungal entomopathogens that are selected for mosquito control, depend on a range of antimicrobial effectors, among them antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). These short peptides, along the antimicrobial effector lysozyme, act by disrupting the microbi...
Main Authors: | José L. Ramirez, Kylie J. Hampton, Alayna M. Rosales, Ephantus J. Muturi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1062383/full |
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