The effect of antibiotic treatment on the supercooling ability of the land snail Helix aspersa (Gastropoda: Pulmonata)

Cryobiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 189-192

  Ansart, Armelle ^a   Vernon, Philippe ^a   Charrier, Maryvonne ^a   Daguzan, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Helix aspersa; Ice nucleating active bacteria; Land snail; Temperature of crystallization

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ICE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAIL; STARVATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; HELIX ASPERSA; PULMONATA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 0036556724     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-2240(02)00015-9     Document Type: Article

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