Identification of a defensin from the hemolymph of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 857-865

  Johns, R ^a   Sonenshine, D E ^a   Hynes, W L ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Defensin; Dermacentor variabilis; Hemolymph

Indexed keywords

ANTI INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DEFENSIN; PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DERMACENTOR; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HEMOLYMPH; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; TICK;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; DEFENSINS; DERMACENTOR; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES;

ACARI; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; SCORPIONES;

EID: 0035954687     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(01)00031-5     Document Type: Article

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