Antibacterial peptides are secreted into the midgut lumen to provide antibacterial midgut defense in the soft tick, Ornithodoros moubata (Acari: Argasidae)

Antibacterial peptide defensin isoform A was previously isolated from the midgut contents of Ornithodoros moubata blood-fed females. However, not only defensin A, but also three other defensin isoforms showed gene expression in the midgut, suggesting the possibility that these antibacterial peptides...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied Entomology and Zoology 2005, Vol.40(3), pp.391-397
Hauptverfasser:	Nakajima, Yoshiro, Saido-Sakanaka, Hisako, Ogihara, Kazumasa, Taylor, DeMar, Yamakawa, Minoru
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acari antibacterial activity antibacterial peptides Argasidae blood feeding Ixodidae midgut Ornithodoros moubata
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