Antimicrobial peptide genes in Bacillus strains from plant environments

International Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 213-223

  Mora, Isabel ^a   Cabrefiga, Jordi ^a   Montesinos, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Bacillomycin; Bacillus; Bacilysin; Engycin; Surfactin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862572328     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2436/20.1501.01.151     Document Type: Article

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