Complement-mediated killing of Vibrio species by the humoral fluids of amphioxus Branchiostoma belcheri: Implications for a dual role of O-antigens in the resistance to bactericidal activity

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-222

  Li, Zhimin ^a,b   Zhang, Shicui ^a   Wang, Changfa ^a   Pang, Qiuxiang ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b GUANGDONG OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Complement; Humoral fluids; Resistance; Vibrio

Indexed keywords

BRANCHIOSTOMA BELCHERI; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; DEUTEROSTOMIA; INVERTEBRATA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; VIBRIO; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; VIBRIO CINCINNATIENSIS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 38349076160     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2007.10.016     Document Type: Article

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