• Alfalfa snakin-1 prevents fungal colonization and probably coevolved with rhizobia 

      Garcia, Araceli Nora; Ayub, Nicolás Daniel; Fox, Ana Romina; Gomez, Maria Cristina; Dieguez, Maria Jose; Pagano, Elba Maria; Berini, Carolina Andrea; Muschietti, Jorge Prometeo; Soto, Gabriela Cinthia (BMC Plant Biology, 2014-09-17)
      Background: The production of antimicrobial peptides is a common defense strategy of living cells against a wide range of pathogens. Plant snakin peptides inhibit bacterial and fungal growth at extremely low concentrations. ...
    • Objectives and modern techniques in pea (Pisum sativum L.) breeding in Argentina: A review 

      Esposito, Maria Andrea; Garcia, Araceli Nora; Guindon, María Fernanda; Cazzola, Federico; Bermejo, Carolina J.; Gatti, Ileana (Ediciones INTA, 2023-12)
      Pea is considered an essential component of sustainable farming systems. The main objective of pea researchers in Argentina and worldwide is to improve yield components and composition of the seed to enhance nutritional ...
    • Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-5 genome-wide mutant screen for resistance to the antimicrobial peptide alfalfa snakin-1 

      Ayub, Nicolás Daniel; Fox, Ana Romina; Garcia, Araceli Nora; Mozzicafreddo, Matteo; Cuccioloni, Massimiliano; Angeletti, Mauro; Pagano, Elba Maria; Soto, Gabriela Cynthia (Oxford University Press, 2015-01)
      Snakin-1, a peptide produced by higher plants, has broad-spectrum antibiotic activity, inhibiting organisms ranging from Bacteria to Eukaryotes. However, the mode of action against target organisms is poorly understood. ...