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SUBMITTER: Tasiemski A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4669451 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tasiemski Aurélie A Massol François F Cuvillier-Hot Virginie V Boidin-Wichlacz Céline C Roger Emmanuel E Rodet Franck F Fournier Isabelle I Thomas Frédéric F Salzet Michel M
Scientific reports 20151204
The medicinal leech has established a long-term mutualistic association with Aeromonas veronii, a versatile bacterium which can also display free-living waterborne and fish- or human-pathogenic lifestyles. Here, we investigated the role of antibiotics in the dynamics of interaction between the leech and its gut symbiont Aeromonas. By combining biochemical and molecular approaches, we isolated and identified for the first time the antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) produced by the leech digestive trac ...[more]