Purification and characterization of an antimicrobial histone H1-like protein and its gene from the testes of olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 92-98

  Nam, Bo Hye ^a   Seo, Jung Kil ^b   Go, Hye Jin ^b   Lee, Min Jeong ^b   Kim, Young Ok ^a   Kim, Dong Gyun ^a   Lee, Sang Jun ^a   Park, Nam Gyu ^b  

^a National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI)   (South Korea)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial protein; Histone H1 like protein; MEC; Olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); Testis

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PARALICHTHYS OLIVACEUS; PLEURONECTOIDEI; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 84861481086     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2012.04.006     Document Type: Article

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