Glycolipoprotein G-90 obtained from the earthworm Eisenia foetida exerts antibacterial activity

Veterinarski Arhiv

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 119-128

  Popović, Maja ^a   Grdiša, Mira ^b   Hrženjak, Terezija Mihaela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Earthworm; Eisenia foetida; G 90

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 90; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLEIOTROPY; SURGICAL WOUND; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EISENIA FETIDA; LUMBRICIDAE; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 18544361936     PISSN: 03725480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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