Antimicrobial properties of human lysozyme transgenic mouse milk

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 52-56

  Maga, Elizabeth A ^a   Anderson, Gary B ^a   Cullor, James S ^a   Smith, Wayne ^a   Murray, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; MUS MUSCULUS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FRAGI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031930098     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.1.52     Document Type: Article

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