Antimicrobial properties of a nanostructured eggshell from a compost-nesting bird

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1116-1121

  D'Alba, Liliana ^a   Jones, Darryl N ^b   Badawy, Hope T ^c   Eliason, Chad M ^a   Shawkey, Matthew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial surface; Bacterial attachment; Egg infection; Eggshell cuticle; Incubation; Megapodes

Indexed keywords

ALBUMINOID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CALCIUM CARBONATE; NANOMATERIAL; SOIL;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; EGG SHELL; GALLIFORMES; MICROBIOLOGY; NESTING; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHICKENS; EGG SHELL; GALLIFORMES; NANOSTRUCTURES; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84904804774     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: 14779145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.098343     Document Type: Article

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