Differences among antimicrobial properties of carrion beetle secretions reflect phylogeny and ecology

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 719-729

  Hoback, W Wyatt ^a   Bishop, Andrew A ^a   Kroemer, Jeremy ^a   Scalzitti, Joanne ^b   Shaffer, Julie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Burying beetle; Carrion beetle; Nicrophorus; Silphidae

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFANILAMIDE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BEETLE; PHYLOGENY; SECRETION;

ANALYZER; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM; BEETLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; GROWTH INHIBITION; INHIBITION KINETICS; MONITORING; MOUTH; NECRODES SURINIMENSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SECRETION; VIBRIO FISHERII;

ANAL SACS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BEETLES; ECOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LARVA; MOUTH; PHYLOGENY; VIBRIO;

NORTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; NICROPHORINAE; NICROPHORUS; SILPHIDAE; SILPHINAE; VIBRIO; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 3543019733     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000028427.53141.41     Document Type: Article

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