Changes in Galleria mellonella apolipophorin III level during Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-19

  Andrejko, Mariola ^a   Mizerska Dudka, Magdalena ^a   Jakubowicz, Teresa ^a  

^a MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Apolipophorin III; Galleria mellonella; Protease IV; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPHORIN III; APOLIPOPROTEIN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; PROTEASE IV; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; PATHOGENICITY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOTHS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

GALLERIA MELLONELLA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 36849047229     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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