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Phytopathologia Mediterranea, 2018 Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) has economic value worldwide Fusarium root rot, caused by Fusarium solani (Mart.) Sacc., is the most important disease in sunflower crops, causing considerable economic losses.
Abdulaziz ALSAHLI +3 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background The body and head lice of humans are conspecific, but only the body louse functions as a vector to transmit bacterial pathogens such as Bartonella quintana. Both louse subspecies have only two antimicrobial peptides, defensin 1 and defensin 2.
Kyungjae Andrew Yoon +3 more
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Molecules, 2020 In the food industry, food spoilage is a real issue that can lead to a significant amount of waste. Although current preservation techniques are being applied to reduce the occurrence of spoilage microorganisms, the problem persists.
Laila N. Shwaiki +2 more
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Scientific Reports, 2018 Alcohol consumption has been shown to cause dysbiosis, but the mechanism involved in it is unknown. Recurrent colitis is known to induce expression of α-defensins in the colon, but the effect of alcohol consumption on it is not known. We investigated the
P. Shukla +5 more
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Molecules, 2022 Antimicrobial resistance requires urgent efforts towards the discovery of active antimicrobials, and the development of strategies to sustainably produce them.
Ifeoluwa D. Gbala +3 more
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Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2018 OBJECTIVES The antimicrobial peptide α-defensin has recently been introduced as a potential 'single' biomarker with a high sensitivity and specificity for the preoperative diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs).
Andreas Plate +9 more
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Defensins in Viral Infections [PDF]
Journal of Innate Immunity, 2009 Defensins are antimicrobial peptides important to innate host defense. In addition to their direct antimicrobial effect, defensins modulate immune responses. Increasing evidence indicates that defensins exhibit complex functions by positively or negatively modulating infections of both enveloped and non-enveloped viruses.
Jian, Ding +2 more
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Tumour–host interactions in Drosophila: mechanisms in the tumour micro‐ and macroenvironment
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.This review examines how tumour–host crosstalk takes place at multiple levels of biological organisation, from local cell competition and immune crosstalk to organism‐wide metabolic and physiological collapse. Here, we integrate findings from Drosophila melanogaster studies that reveal conserved mechanisms through which tumours hijack host systems to ...
José Teles‐Reis, Tor Erik Rusten
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Toxins, 2018 Assassin flies (Diptera: Asilidae) inject paralysing venom into insect prey during hunting, but their venoms are poorly characterised in comparison to those produced by spiders, scorpions, or hymenopteran insects.
Andrew A. Walker +7 more
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Journal of Immunological Research, 2017 The intestinal microbiota is a major factor in human health and disease. This microbial community includes autochthonous (permanent inhabitants) and allochthonous (transient inhabitants) microorganisms that contribute to maintaining the integrity of the ...
A. Fusco +5 more
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