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Cathelicidins: Cationic Host Defense and Antimicrobial Peptides

Keywords:
Biology Antimicrobial peptides Innate immune system Host (biology) Antimicrobial Hagfish Microbiology Bacteria Peptide Immune system Immunology Vertebrate Biochemistry Ecology Genetics Gene

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Topics

Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
Life Sciences →  Immunology and Microbiology →  Microbiology
Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
Life Sciences →  Immunology and Microbiology →  Immunology
Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
Life Sciences →  Immunology and Microbiology →  Immunology

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