Improved ex vivo method for microbiocidal activity across vertebrate species

Biology Open

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 482-487

  French, Susannah S ^a   Neuman Lee, Lorin A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Complement activity; Ecoimmunology; Immunity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964904190     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20466390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/bio.2012919     Document Type: Article

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