Antibacterial peptides of the ovine reproductive tract;Antibacterial peptides of the ovine reproductive tract

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1483-1489

  Chen, Chen ^a,b   Wang, Xin Hua ^a   Bo, Xin Wen ^a  

^a The Breed and Biotechnology Key Laboratory of Sheep in XinJiang   (China)

^b SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibacterial peptide; Chromatography; Isolation and purification; MIC; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77149161735     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1206.2009.00011     Document Type: Article

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