Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are considered to be candidate effectors for eliciting humoral
immune responses against infectious pathogens in the host. Cecropins are α‐helical …

Simple Summary Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are widely present in organisms, exhibiting
broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity and rarely developing resistance. Currently, research …

Antimicrobial peptides are effector molecules induced after microbial challenges. These
form important components of innate host defense against the pathogens by exhibiting wide …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are effector candidates that elicit humoral immunity in
invertebrates. AMPs facilitate bacterial clearance by either physically disrupting the …

Dung beetles are exposed to a complex microbiological ecosystem during their life cycle.
Characterization of novel host-defense peptides (HDP) is essential to understanding the …

Antibiotic resistance is an increasing global problem and therapeutic alternatives to
traditional antibiotics are needed. Antimicrobial and host defense peptides represent an …

Background The recent emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria has increased
the need to develop effective alternatives to antibiotics. Antimicrobial peptides have been …

Cecropins are a family of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) that are widely found in the innate
immune system of Cecropia moths. Cecropins exhibit a broad spectrum of antimicrobial and …

Cecropins are linear cationic antibacterial peptides that have potent activities against
microorganisms. In the present study, a 480bp full-length cDNA encoding diamondback …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are widely expressed and play an important role in innate
immune defense against infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites …