Identification and characterization of antimicrobial peptide, defensin, in the taiga tick, ixodes persulcatus

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 531-539

  Saito, Y ^a   Konnai, S ^a   Yamada, S ^a   Imamura, S ^a   Nishikado, H ^a   Ito, T ^b   Onuma, M ^a   Ohashi, K ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; CDNA library; Defensin; Ixodes persulcatus

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; INSECT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; IXODES; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DEFENSINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; INSECT PROTEINS; IXODES; PHYLOGENY;

ARTHROPODA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM RENALE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IXODES PERSULCATUS; IXODIDA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 67651154295     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2009.00897.x     Document Type: Article

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