Avian antimicrobial proteins: Structure, distribution and activity

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 421-438

  Wellman Labadie, O ^a   Picman, J ^a   Hincke, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 34748879992     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: 17434777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0043933907001559     Document Type: Article

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