Advances in antimicrobial peptide immuno
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Nannette Y. Yount; Arnold S. Bayer; Yan Q. Xiong; Michael R. Yeaman
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Article
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2006
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Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
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English
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## Abstract Antimicrobial peptides are ancient components of the innate immune system and have been isolated from organisms spanning the phylogenetic spectrum. Over an evolutionary time span, these peptides have retained potency, in the face of highly mutable target microorganisms. This fact sugges