Isolation and characterisation of two antimicrobial peptides from haemocytes of the American lobster Homarus americanus

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 181-187

  Battison, Andrea L ^a   Summerfield, Rachael ^a   Patrzykat, Aleksander ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Haemocytes; Hoa crustin; Homarin; Homarus americanus; Lobster

Indexed keywords

AEROCOCCUS VIRIDANS; AMPHIBIA; ANOPHRYOIDES HAEMOPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARCINUS MAENAS; CRUSTACEA; HOMARUS AMERICANUS; INVERTEBRATA; MESANOPHRYS CHESAPEAKENSIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 44749083354     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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