Activities of Temporin Family Peptides against the Chytrid Fungus ( Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ) Associated with Global Amphibian Declines
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Activities of temporin family peptides against the chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) associated with global amphibian declines.
Temporin A and structurally related peptides produced in amphibian dermal granular glands and in wasp venom were tested for growth inhibition of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a pathogen associated with global amphibian declines. Two natural amphibian temporins, a wasp temporin, and six synthetic analogs effectively inhibited growth. Differences in potency due to amino acid substitution sugges...
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عنوان ژورنال: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0066-4804,1098-6596
DOI: 10.1128/aac.47.3.1157-1160.2003