Defending the fort: A role for defensin-2 in limiting Rickettsia montanensis infection of Dermacentor variabilis

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 457-465

  Pelc, R S ^a,c   McClure, J C ^a,b,c   Sears, K T ^a   Chung, A ^c   Rahman, M S ^a   Ceraul, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IRISH CATTLE BREEDING FEDERATION   (Ireland)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

defensin; innate immunity; rickettsia; tick

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; DEFENSIN;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; DERMACENTOR; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIACEAE INFECTION; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; DEFENSINS; DERMACENTOR; IMMUNITY, INNATE; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 84903999415     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imb.12094     Document Type: Article

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