Elastase B of Pseudomonas aeruginosa stimulates the humoral immune response in the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-26

  Andrejko, Mariola ^a   Mizerska Dudka, Magdalena ^a  

^a MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Elastase B; Galleria mellonella; Immune response; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; THERMOLYSIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HEMOLYMPH; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOTHS; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; THERMOLYSIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 79953773687     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2010.12.015     Document Type: Article

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