Factors influencing in vitro killing of bacteria by hemocytes of the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 3015-3020

  Genthner, Fred J ^a   Volety, Aswani K ^a   Oliver, Leah M ^a   Fisher, William S ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BLOOD CELL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NEGIBACTERIA; OSTREIDAE; POSIBACTERIA; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 0033015224     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.7.3015-3020.1999     Document Type: Article

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