Effect of Moricin, a Novel Antibacterial Peptide of Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae), on the Growth of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 465-466

  Hara, Seiichi ^a   Asaoka, Ai ^b   Yamakaw, Minoru ^b  

^a Noda Institute for Scientific Research   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial peptide; Bombyx mori; Cecropin B; Moricin; MRSA; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030523012     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.31.465     Document Type: Article

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