Expression of tandem repeat cecropin B in chlamydomonas reinhardtii and its antibacterial effect

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 344-351

  Mu, Fei Yun ^a   Li, Hui ^a   Hu, Zhang Li ^a  

^a SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Bait algae; Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; Tandem Cecropin B

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84860849674     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1206.2010.00671     Document Type: Article

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