Fish are a major component of the aquatic fauna. Like other organisms, fish secrete different
kinds of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are positively charged short amino-acid-chain …

Fish antimicrobial peptides (AMP s) are small peptides whose actions have great
implications in the innate immune response of teleost fish, being considered critical as the …

Host defense peptides (HDPs) are important effector molecules of the innate immune system
of vertebrates. These antimicrobial peptides are also present in invertebrates, plants and …

The mucosal surfaces of fish (gill, skin, gastrointestinal tract) are important sites of bacterial
exposure and host defense mechanisms. In mammalian systems, the intestinal epithelium is …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been identified throughout the metazoa suggesting their
evolutionarily conserved nature and their presence in teleosts is no exception. AMPs are …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are important mediators of the immune response against
bacteria and hepcidin is a 20–25 residues member with known functions in iron regulation …

Hepcidins are antimicrobial peptides that play important roles in resisting pathogenic
infection. Through hybridization of a phage library, the cDNA sequences of three hepcidin …

The acute phase response (APR) is a set of metabolic and physiological reactions occurring
in the host in response to tissue infection or injury and is a crucial component of the larger …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are important components of the host innate immune
response against microbial invasion. The cysteine-rich AMPs such as defensin and hepcidin …

The genus Edwardsiella comprises a genetically distinct taxon related to other members of
the family Enterobacteriaceae. It consists of bacteria differing strongly in their biochemical …