Anti-Legionella dumoffii Activity of Galleria mellonella Defensin and Apolipophorin III

Anti-Legionella dumoffii Activity of Galleria mellonella Defensin and Apolipophorin III

The gram-negative bacterium Legionella dumoffii is, beside Legionella pneumophila, an etiological agent of Legionnaires’ disease, an atypical form of pneumonia. The aim of this study was to determine the antimicrobial activity of Galleria mellonella defense polypeptides against L. dumo...

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Main Authors: Małgorzata Cytryńska, Pawel Mak, Bożena Pawlikowska-Pawlęga, Marta Palusińska-Szysz, Agnieszka Zdybicka-Barabas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-12-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
phosphatidylcholine
Legionella
Galleria mellonella
apolipophorin III
Galleria defensin
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/13/12/17048

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