Antimicrobial Peptides—or How Our Ancestors Learned to Control the Microbiome

Thomas C. G. Bosch; Michael Zasloff

Antimicrobial Peptides—or How Our Ancestors Learned to Control the Microbiome

2021

Thomas C. G. Bosch | Michael Zasloff

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are short and generally positively charged peptides found in a wide variety of life forms from microorganisms to humans. Their wide range of activity against pathogens, including Gram-positive and -negative bacteria, yeasts, fungi, and enveloped viruses makes them a fundamental component of innate immunity.

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