Table 2.
Animal lectins showing antimicrobial activities.
| Family | Species | Pathogen | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calnexin/Calreticulin | Marsupenaeus japonicus | Bacteria: Vibrio anguillarum | [96] |
| Branchiostoma japonicum | Bacteria: Escherichia coli; Staphylococcus aureus | [97] | |
| L-type | Ictalurus punctatus | Bacteria: Edwardsiella ictaluri | [98] |
| Marsupenaeus japonicus | Bacteria: Vibrio anguillarum | [92] | |
| Eriocheir sinensis | Bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; Aeromonas hydrophila | [99] | |
| C-type | Homo sapiens | Bacteria: Listeria monocytogenes | [89] |
| Galectin | Homo sapiens | Bacteria: Neisseria gonorrhoeae; | [100] |
| Mus musculus | Fungi: Candida albicans | [88,101] |