American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, Expresses a Potent Antibacterial Histone H2B Protein

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 543-551

  Seo, Jung Kil ^a   Stephenson, Jeana ^a   Crawford, J Myron ^b   Stone, Kathryn L ^b   Noga, Edward J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

American oyster; Antimicrobial protein; Crassostrea virginica; Histone H2B; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN OYSTER; ANTIMICROBIAL PROTEINS; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; HISTONE H2B; INNATE IMMUNITY;

ACETIC ACID; AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; HISTOLOGY;

PROTEINS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HISTONE;

AMINO ACID; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIVALVE; EXTRACTION METHOD; IMMUNITY; INHIBITOR; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PATHOGEN; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OYSTER; UNITED STATES; VIBRIO;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL SURVIVAL; HISTONES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OSTREIDAE; UNITED STATES; VIBRIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; MOLLUSCA; NEGIBACTERIA; OSTREIDAE; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 77957751004     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-009-9240-z     Document Type: Article

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