Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are distributed across all kingdoms of life and are an
indispensable component of host defenses. They consist of predominantly short cationic …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are short peptidic molecules produced by most living
creatures. They help unicellular organisms to successfully compete for nutrients with other …

Host-defense peptides (HDPs) are vital components of innate immunity in all vertebrates.
While their antibacterial activity toward bacterial cells was the original focus for research …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are constituents of the innate immune system in every kind of
living organism. They can act by disrupting the microbial membrane or without affecting …

Birds, the most species‐rich monophyletic group of land vertebrates, have been subject to
some of the most intense sequencing efforts to date, making them an ideal case study for …

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are key sensor molecules in vertebrates triggering initial phases of
immune responses to pathogens. The avian TLR family typically consists of ten receptors …

Invasive fungal infections are associated with high mortality rates, despite appropriate
antifungal therapy. Limited therapeutic options, resistance development and the high …

Host defense peptides (HDP) are multifunctional effectors of the innate immune system,
which has antimicrobial and pleiotropic immunomodulatory functions. Although there is a …

This review describes different classes of antimicrobial peptides (AMP) found in the
gastrointestinal (GI) tract of avian species, and their antimicrobial and immunomodulatory …

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of the different doses of Eimeria
maxima (EM) oocysts on growth performance and intestinal health in broiler chickens …