Broad spectrum antimicrobial activity of leukocyte extracts from the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 221-228

  Merchant, Mark E ^a   Leger, Noelle ^a   Jerkins, Erin ^c   Mills, Kaili ^a   Pallansch, Melanie B ^b   Paulman, Robin L ^b   Ptak, Roger G ^b  

^a MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterials; Antifungal activity; Antivirals; Peptide antibiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LEUKOCYTE EXTRACT; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PROTEINASE; SOLVENT;

ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; KINETICS; LEUKOCYTE; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENTATION; THERMOSTABILITY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; CANDIDA; CELL EXTRACTS; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HIV; LEUKOCYTES; TIME FACTORS;

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ALLIGATORINAE; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; FUNGI; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 33644512084     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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