Diseases have caused tremendous economic losses and become the major problem
threatening the sustainable development of shrimp aquaculture. The knowledge of host …

Several immune-related molecules in penaeid shrimps have been discovered, most of these
via the analysis of expressed sequence tag libraries, microarray studies and proteomic …

The antimicrobial peptide database (APD, http://aps. unmc. edu/AP/) is an original database
initially online in 2003. The APD2 (2009 version) has been regularly updated and further …

The frequent emergence of drug-resistant bacteria has created an urgent demand for new
antimicrobial agents. Traditional methods of novel antibiotic development are almost …

The antimicrobial peptide database (APD, http://aps. unmc. edu/AP/main. php) has been
updated and expanded. It now hosts 1228 entries with 65 anticancer, 76 antiviral (53 anti …

The annual production of shrimp culture in mainland of China has been over one million
tons for several years. The major cultivated penaeidae species are Litopenaeus vannamei …

The first line of defense against microbial infections in animals is innate immune response
which triggers diverse humoral and cellular activities via signal transduction pathways. Toll …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are gaining popularity as better substitute to antibiotics.
These peptides are shown to be active against several bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoa and …

Antimicrobial peptides are small molecules with activity against bacteria, yeasts, fungi,
viruses, bacteria, and even tumor cells that make these molecules attractive as therapeutic …

Background BACTIBASE is an integrated open-access database designed for the
characterization of bacterial antimicrobial peptides, commonly known as bacteriocins …