The West African lungfish secretes a living cocoon during aestivation with uncertain antimicrobial function
M. F. Palominos, R. Bharadwaj, C. Tralka, K. Trang, D. Aka, M. Alami, D. Andrews, B. Bartlett, C. Golde, J. Liu, M. Le-Pedroza, R. Perrot, B. Seiter, C. Sparrow, M. Shapira, C. H. Martin
The paper investigates the structure and function of the aestivation cocoon in West African lungfish, finding no antimicrobial activity in the cocoon tissue.
bioRxiv · Jul 5, 2024 · PreprintPhysiology