Immune mediators of sea-cucumber Holothuria tubulosa (Echinodermata) as source of novel antimicrobial and anti-staphylococcal biofilm agents

AMB Express

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-10

  Schillaci, Domenico ^a   Cusimano, Maria Grazia ^a   Cunsolo, Vincenzo ^b   Saletti, Rosaria ^b   Russo, Debora ^a   Vazzana, Mirella ^a   Vitale, Maria ^c   Arizza, Vincenzo ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

^d Istituto Euro Mediterraneo di Scienza e Tecnologia (IEMEST)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides (AMP); Biofilm; Innate immunity; Staphylococci

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; FRENATIN 3; HOLOTHUROIDIN 1; HOLOTHUROIDIN 2; MACROPIN 1; POLYBIA CP; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTONECTIN; SIGNIFERIN; TEMPORIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBIOFILM ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOFILM; BIOFILM CAPABILITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELOMOCYTE; CONFORMATIONAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HEMOLYTIC ASSAY; HOLOTHURIA; HOLOTHURIA TUBULOSA; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84881261277     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21910855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2191-0855-3-35     Document Type: Article

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