Immune parameters in the humoral fluids of amphioxus Branchiostoma belcheri challenged with Vibrio alginolyticus

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 232-234

  Pang, Qiuxiang ^a,b   Zhang, Shicui ^b   Zhao, Bosheng ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Antimicrobial activity; Branchiostoma belcheri; Haemagglutinin; Humoral fluid; Lysozyme; Microbial agglutinin; Vibrio alginolyticus

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BRANCHIOSTOMA BELCHERI; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS;

EID: 73049090250     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2009.09.017     Document Type: Article

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