Antibacterial activity of lactoferrin and lactoferricin against oral streptococci

Romanian Biotechnological Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 5788-5792

  Roseanu, Anca ^a   Florian, Paula ^a   Condei, Maria ^b   Cristea, Dana ^b   Damian, Maria ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY OF THE ROMANIAN ACADEMY   (Romania)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MICROTECHNOLOGIES   (Romania)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Lactoferricin; Lactoferrin; Streptococci

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PARASANGUINIS;

EID: 78650763141     PISSN: 12245984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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