Defensin from disk abalone Haliotis discus discus: Molecular cloning, sequence characterization and immune response against bacterial infection

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 261-266

  De Zoysa, Mahanama ^a   Whang, Ilson ^a   Lee, Youngdeuk ^a   Lee, Sukkyoung ^a   Lee, Jae Seong ^b   Lee, Jehee ^a  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALIOTIDAE; HALIOTIS DISCUS DISCUS; INVERTEBRATA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MOLLUSCA; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 74649084134     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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