Antimicrobial peptides are a vital component of the innate immune system of all eukaryotic
organisms and many of these peptides have potent antifungal activity. They have potential …

Granular glands in the skins of frogs of the genus Rana, a widely distributed group with over
250 species, synthesize and secrete a remarkably diverse array of peptides with …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are produced for defense in nearly all taxa from simple
bacteria to complex mammalian species. Some amphibian families have developed this …

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is a chytrid fungus that causes the lethal skin disease
chytridiomycosis in amphibians. It is regarded as an emerging infectious disease affecting …

Amphibian species have experienced population declines and extinctions worldwide that
are unprecedented in recent history. Many of these recent declines have been linked to a …

Chytridiomycosis is an emerging infectious disease that has recently been reported in
amphibian populations throughout the world. It has been associated with many cases of …

The ability of five purified amphibian antimicrobial peptides (dermaseptin-1, temporin A,
magainin I, and II, PGLa), crude peptide fractions isolated from the skin of Rana pipiens and …

Host-defence peptides secreted from the skin glands of Australian frogs and toads, are, with
a few notable exceptions, different from those produced by anurans elsewhere. This review …

Covering: up to the end of 2005 This review covers the literature on the subject of
biologically active peptides from the glands of amphibians. These include neuropeptides …

Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs) are one of the most common components of the innate
immune system that protect multicellular organisms against microbial invasion. The vast …