It is well known that healthy gut microbiota is essential to promote host health and well‐
being. The intestinal microbiota of endothermic animals as well as fish are classified as …

The field of mucosal immunology research has grown fast over the past few years, and our
understanding on how mucosal surfaces respond to complex antigenic cocktails is …

The vertebrate immune system is comprised of numerous distinct and interdependent
components. Every component has its own inherent protective value, and the final …

Gene‐encoded anti‐microbial peptides (AMPs) are widespread in nature, as they are
synthesized by microorganisms as well as by multicellular organisms from both the vegetal …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are found widely distributed through Nature, and participate
in the innate host defense of each species. Fish are a great source of these peptides, as they …

All eukaryotic organisms, single-celled or multi-cellular, produce a diverse array of natural
anti-infective agents that, in addition to conventional antimicrobial peptides, also include …

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 …

Using a database mining approach, multiple defensin like genes have been discovered for
the first time in fish, in species including zebrafish Danio rerio and the pufferfish, Takifugu …

Mammalian and fish skin share protective activities against environments that are rich in
infectious agents. Fish epidermis is endowed with an extrinsic barrier consisting of a mucus …