Antimicrobial activities of chicken β -defensin (4 and 10) peptides against pathogenic bacteria and fungi

Host Defense Peptides (HDPs) are small cationic peptides found in several organisms. They play a vital role in innate immunity response and immunomodulatory stimulation. This investigation was designed to study the antimicrobial activities of β-defensin peptide-4 (sAvBD-4) and 10 (sAvBD-4) derived f...

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Main Authors: Haitham Ahmed Yacoub, Ahmed Mohamed Elazazy, osama A.H Abuzinadah, Ahmed M. Al-Hejin, Maged Mostafa Mahmoud, steve M Harakeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2015.00036/full