Antibacterial activity from Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis) serum

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 3121-3128

  Preecharram, Sutthidech ^a   Daduang, Sakda ^b   Bunyatratchata, Wandee ^b   Araki, Tomohiro ^c   Thammasirirak, Sompong ^b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Khon Kaen University   (Thailand)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agent; Crocodile; Crocodylus siamensis; Reptile

Indexed keywords

POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ALLIGATOR; ANION EXCHANGE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD LEVEL; CROCODYLUS SIAMENSIS; DRUG PURIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL FILTRATION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CROCODYLUS SIAMENSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REPTILIA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VIBRIO;

EID: 51849111050     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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