MicrobiologybioRxiv
Modified defence peptides from horseshoe crab target and kill bacteria inside host cells
A. S. Amiss, J. B. von Pein, J. R. Webb…·N. Lawrence
This study identifies modified antimicrobial peptides from horseshoe crabs that effectively kill bacteria, including UPEC, both extracellularly and intracellularly, with reduced toxicity to mammalian cells.
DOI 10.1007/s00018-021-04041-z