Modulation of antimicrobial host defense peptide gene expression by free fatty acids.

Routine use of antibiotics at subtherapeutic levels in animal feed drives the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. Development of antibiotic-alternative approaches to disease control and prevention for food animals is imperatively needed. Previously, we showed that butyrate, a major species of sho...

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Main Authors: Lakshmi T Sunkara, Weiyu Jiang, Guolong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23166711/pdf/?tool=EBI