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- Biofilm-inhibiting chemical protects surfaces: red alga
- Saliva protects from infection: cattle calf
- Protein prevents bacterial adherence: Lactobacillus fermentum
- Biofilms protect bacteria: gram negative bacteria
- Biofilm inhibition protects surfaces: peas
- Biofilm inhibition protects surfaces: freshwater algae
- Secretions are antibacterial: greenbottle fly
- Larvae prevent mold growth: Passalid beetle
- Secretions are antibacterial, antifungal: leaf-cutter ants
- Excretions provide antimicrobial protection: olive trees
- Excretions provide antimicrobial protection: biscuitroot
- Lichen metabolite has antimicrobial activity: lichens
- Case protects during years at sea: Polynesian box fruit
- Milk protects against microbes: tammar wallaby
- Self-medicating with plants: chimpanzees
- Self-medicating cures infections, stops pain: baboons
- Self-medicating to prevent malaria: house sparrows
- Mucins trap pathogens: animals
- Constructing bubble nests: foam-nesting frog
- Secretions repel insects, bacteria: giraffe
- Social system protects from disease: dampwood termites
- Chemical protects from disease: grapes
- Rind resists rotting: flowering plants
- Preening waterproofs feathers: birds
- Secretion waterproofs nest: plasterer bee
- Peptide defensin fights pathogens: animals
- Photoperiod affects immune response: Siberian hamster
- Mucus has antibacterial properties: bony fish
- Stabilized bromine protects from bacteria: kelp
- Coating removes unwanted organisms: trees
- Colonial living leads to long-term survival: fungi
- Skin resists microorganisms: pilot whale
- Secretion protects skin: hippopotamus
- Polypeptide inhibits microbial growth: California sea hare
- Digestive solution removes excess algae: giant clam
- Surviving changing conditions: ecosystems
- Skin inhibits microbes: shark
- Plants enhance health: golden bee
- Desiccation eludes enemies: bdelloid rotifers
- Larvae protected from pathogens: beewolf digger wasps
- Diet diversity affects health: honeybees
- Nests are antimicrobial: foam-nesting frogs
- Tyrisonase enzymes aid crosslinking: organisms
- Antimicrobial peptides destroy bacteria: American dog tick
- Polymers provide adhesion, protection: microbes
- Skin secretions fight microbes: frogs
- Fungal gardens kept free of 'weeds': leaf-cutter ants
- Nervous system fights drug-resistant microbes: cockroach
- Strategies prevent biofouling: soft coral
- Color in feathers resists bacterial degradation: parrots
- T cells fight infections: mammals
- Brain fights microbes: giant fire-bellied toad
- Chemical protects against viral infections: dogfish shark
- Secretion kills bacteria: burying beetle
- Peptide regenerates tooth growth: human
- Peptides protect from fungal infection: African clawed frog
- Metabolites make wood durable: Bagassa guianensis tree
- Compounds disrupt malaria parasite: red macroalgae
- Compounds in tissues prevent infection: hybrid striped bass
- Compounds from symbiotic bacterial kill pathogens: hoopoe bird
- Secretions protect from multiple organisms: pleasing fungus beetle
- A non-toxic foam secretion prevents predation: pine spittlebug
- Honey protects from bacterial invasion: honey bee
- Venom destroys fungi: thick-tailed scorpion
- Proteins crystalize minerals, kill bacteria: Chinese softshell turtle
- Leaves protect from pathogens: thale cress
- Chemoattractants recruit symbiotic soil bacteria: maize
- Choice of plant reduces parasite load: monarch butterfly
- Cells recognize and respond to pathogens: plants
- Egg shells prevent microbial fouling: white dogwhelk
- Plant fragments prevent infections: blue tit chicks
