Monotreme lactation protein is highly expressed in monotreme milk and provides antimicrobial protection

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2754-2773

  Enjapoori, Ashwantha Kumar ^a   Grant, Tom R ^b   Nicol, Stewart C ^c   Lefevre, Christophe M ^a   Nicholas, Kevin R ^a,d   Sharp, Julie A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

antibacterial protein.; echidna; lactation; mammals; monotreme; platypus

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; ECHIDNA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PLATYPUS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ECHIDNA; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; PLATYPUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84930940896     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evu209     Document Type: Article

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