Antibacterial activity of seminal plasma of the mud crab Scylla serrata (Forskal)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 236, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 253-259

  Jayasankar, Vidya ^a   Subramoniam, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Crustacean; Gel permeation chromatography; Scylla serrata; Seminal plasma

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLASMA PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; CRUSTACEAN; PLASMA;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRAB; CRUSTACEA; CYTOPHAGACEAE; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; SEMINAL PLASMA; VIBRIO FURNISSII;

ALTEROMONAS; CYTOPHAGA; SCYLLA SERRATA; VIBRIO FURNISSI;

EID: 0033119342     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00203-2     Document Type: Article

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