The first chordate big defensin: Identification, expression and bioactivity

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 572-577

  Teng, Lei ^a,b   Gao, Bei ^b   Zhang, Shicui ^b  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Antimicrobial activity; Big defensin; Branchiostoma; Protochordate

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BRANCHIOSTOMA; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; CHORDATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INVERTEBRATA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84862828312     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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