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Journal of Integrative AgricultureApple replant disease is a complex soil syndrome that occurs when the same fields are repeatedly utilized for apple orchard cultivation. It can be caused by various pathogens, and Fusarium solani is the main pathogen.
Mengli Yang +16 more
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Alpha-defensin-dependent enhancement of enteric viral infection
PLoS Pathogens, 2017 The small intestinal epithelium produces numerous antimicrobial peptides and proteins, including abundant enteric α-defensins. Although they most commonly function as potent antivirals in cell culture, enteric α-defensins have also been shown to enhance ...
Sarah S. Wilson +6 more
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AnimalsThe dietary supplementation of olive oil by-products, including olive mill waste-water (OMWW) in animal diets, is a novel application that allows for their re-utilization and recycling and could potentially decrease the use of antibiotics, antimicrobial ...
Flavia Ferlisi +9 more
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Hitting the Sweet Spot: Glycans as Targets of Fungal Defense Effector Proteins
Molecules, 2015 Organisms which rely solely on innate defense systems must combat a large number of antagonists with a comparatively low number of defense effector molecules.
Markus Künzler
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Scientific Reports, 2017 Defensins are cysteine-rich cationic antimicrobial peptides contributing to the innate immunity in plants. A unique gene encoding a highly cationic bi-domain defensin MtDef5 has been identified in a model legume Medicago truncatula.
K. T. Islam +5 more
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Human β-defensin 4 – defensin without the “twist”
Postępy Biochemii, 2016 β-defensins are small, cysteine-rich, cationic peptides that contribute to various processes related to both arms of host defense, the innate and adaptive immunities. All β-defensins are potent antimicrobials with activity targeting a broad range of pathogens.
Adam, Prahl +3 more
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Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.We conducted a longitudinal trial across nursery, growing, and finishing phases, showing that phytochemical supplementation as a potential antibiotic alternative reduced potential pathogens and promoted beneficial Lactobacillus amylovorus in the nursery phase, and enriched amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism pathways (prediction) during finishing ...
Ziyu Liu +11 more
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mBio, 2017 α-Defensins are an important class of abundant innate immune effectors that are potently antiviral against a number of nonenveloped viral pathogens; however, a common mechanism to explain their ability to block infection by these unrelated viruses is ...
Mayim E. Wiens, Jason G. Smith
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The Chemistry and Biology of Theta Defensins [PDF]
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2014 AbstractCyclic peptides are found in a diverse range of organisms and are characterized by their stability and role in defense. Why is only one class of cyclic peptides found in mammals? Possibly we have not looked hard enough for them, or the technologies needed to identify them are not fully developed.
Conibear, Anne C., Craik, David J.
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Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.Our paper systematically reviews the intestinal structure, function, and microbiota of ostriches, along with strategies for improving their gut health. We analyze how these factors collectively influence intestinal homeostasis and ostrich welfare, emphasizing probiotics as a promising intervention to enhance gut health, boost population well‐being, and
Zi‐Qun Zhang +6 more
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