Digestive function of lysozyme in synanthropic acaridid mites enables utilization of bacteria as a food source

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 199-212

  Erban, Tomas ^a,b   Hubert, Jan ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Digestion; Lysozyme; Micrococcus lysodeikticus

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME;

BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; DIGESTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD; GROWTH RATE; HYDROLYSIS; MITE; POPULATION GROWTH;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; DIGESTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROCOCCUS; MITE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DIGESTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MICROCOCCUS; MITES; MURAMIDASE;

ACARI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHORTOGLYPHUS ARCUATUS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOGLYPHUS DESTRUCTOR; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS;

EID: 42149091592     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-008-9138-x     Document Type: Article

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