Antimicrobial activity of the cyanobacteriaAnabaena wisconsinenseandOscillatoria curvicepsagainst pathogens of fish in aquaculture

Activity of antimicrobial peptides in th

Activity of antimicrobial peptides in the presence of polysaccharides produced by pulmonary pathogens

✍ M. Benincasa; M. Mattiuzzo; Y. Herasimenka; P. Cescutti; R. Rizzo; R. Gennaro 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 247 KB

## Abstract Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are secreted in the airway and contribute to initial defence against inhaled pathogens. Infections of the respiratory tract are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm newborns and in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). In this latter group, the