Antibacterial activity of extracts from the body wall of Parastichopus parvimensis (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea)

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 465-467

  Villasin, Jeremiah ^a   Pomory, Christopher M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Natural products; Sea cucumber

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ECHINODERMATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOLOTHUROIDEA; PARASTICHOPUS PARVIMENSIS;

EID: 0034216257     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fsim.2000.0265     Document Type: Article

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