Alpha-Defensin 6 in Action (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis Health

Alpha-Defensin 6 in Action

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Scanning electron micrographs show Salmonella bacteria in the absence of defensin (left) and in the presence of HD6 (right). Prominent net-like fibers of HD6 entwine and agglutinate the bacteria, preventing them from invading cells.

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Copyright 2012, Science.

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