Skin peptide activities against opportunistic bacterial pathogens of the african clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) and three Litoria frogs

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-183

  Schadich, Ermin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANURA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ELIZABETHKINGIA MENINGOSEPTICA; HYLIDAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LITORIA; LITORIA AUREA; LITORIA EWINGII; LITORIA RANIFORMIS; MIRABILIS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA LIQUEFACIENS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 68849092134     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/08-113R1.1     Document Type: Article

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