MicrobiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
Hundreds of antimicrobial peptides create a selective barrier for insect gut symbionts
Joy Lachat, Gaëlle Lextrait, Romain Jouan…·Peter Mergaert
The paper identifies hundreds of antimicrobial peptides in the insect gut that create a selective barrier for symbionts, with resistance mechanisms crucial for colonization.
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