A comparative study of anti-perkinsus marinus activity in bivalve sera

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1011-1017

  Anderson, Robert S ^a   Beaven, Amy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial proteins; Crassostrea gigas; Crassostrea virginica; Defensins; Geukensia demissa; Mytilus edulis; Perkinsus marinus

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLLUSC; PARASITE RESISTANCE; PROTEIN; PROTIST;

BIVALVIA;

EID: 0035725766     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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