Natural Gomesin-like Peptides with More Selective Antifungal Activities.

: Antimicrobial peptides are generally considered promising drug candidates for combating resistant bacterial infections. However, the selectivity of their action may vary significantly. Natural gomesin, isolated from haemocytes of the tarantula , demonstrates a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activities, being the most effective against pathogenic fungi.

Whole-genome sequence of non-rhizobial strain sp. 709 isolated from the root nodule of Borris., growing on the Kamchatka Peninsula.

We report the whole-genome sequence of the non-rhizobial endosymbiotic bacteria sp. strain 709, which was isolated from the root nodule of Borris. on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia.

Discovery of Novel Thanatin-like Antimicrobial Peptides from Bean Bug .

Endogenous antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are evolutionarily ancient molecular factors of innate immunity that play a key role in host defense. The study of the diversity of animal defense peptides has important applications in the context of the growing global antimicrobial resistance. In this study using a transcriptome mining approach, we found three novel thanatin-like β-hairpin AMPs in the bean bug , named Rip-2, Rip-3, and Rip-4.

Whole-genome sequence of strain RCAM05007 isolated from (L.) Taub. root nodule.

We present the genome sequence of strain RCAM05007 obtained from long reads. The strain was isolated from the root nodule of (L.) Taub.

Rumicidins are a family of mammalian host-defense peptides plugging the 70S ribosome exit tunnel.

The antimicrobial resistance crisis along with challenges of antimicrobial discovery revealed the vital necessity to develop new antibiotics. Many of the animal proline-rich antimicrobial peptides (PrAMPs) inhibit the process of bacterial translation. Genome projects allowed to identify immune-related genes encoding animal host defense peptides.