Interaction of lactoferrin with Micrococcus spp. and its role in antimicrobial activity

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 443, Issue , 1998, Pages 221-228

  De Lillo, A ^a,b   Cernuda, R ^a   Brock, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTOFERRIN;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICROCOCCUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROCOCCUS; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

EID: 0031664894     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-9068-9_26     Document Type: Conference Paper

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