Antimicrobial peptide defenses against pathogens associated with global amphibian declines

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 63-72

  Rollins Smith, Louise A ^a   Doersam, Jennifer K ^a   Longcore, Joyce E ^b   Taylor, Sharon K ^c   Shamblin, Jessica C ^a   Carey, Cynthia ^d   Zasloff, Michael A ^e  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e Genaera Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian declines; Amphibians; Antimicrobial peptides; Batrachochytrium; Chytrid; Frog; Magainin; Ranalexin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CERULETIDE; DERMASEPTIN; LEUCINE; MAGAININ 1; MAGAININ 2; RANALEXIN;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AMPHIBIA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS; GROWTH INHIBITION; IMMUNITY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SECRETION; SKIN GLAND; TOAD;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOBOLUS RANARUM; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; BUFO BAXTERI; FUNGI;

EID: 0036027855     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-305X(01)00041-6     Document Type: Article

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