Abhisin: A potential antimicrobial peptide derived from histone H2A of disk abalone (Haliotis discus discus)

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 639-646

  De Zoysa, Mahanama ^a   Nikapitiya, Chamilani ^a   Whang, Ilson ^a   Lee, Jae Seong ^b   Lee, Jehee ^a  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abalone; Abhisin; Antimicrobial peptide; Histone H2A; Invertebrate

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HALIOTIDAE; HALIOTIS DISCUS DISCUS; INVERTEBRATA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MALASSEZIA OVALIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO ICHTHYOENTERI;

EID: 70350134291     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2009.08.007     Document Type: Article

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