Defensins from the tick Ixodes scapularis are effective against phytopathogenic fungi and the human bacterial pathogen Listeria grayi
Main Authors: | Tonk, Miray, Cabezas-Cruz, Alejandro, Valdés, James J, Rego, Ryan OM, Chrudimská, Tereza, Strnad, Martin, Šíma, Radek, Bell-Sakyi, Lesley, Franta, Zdeněk, Vilcinskas, Andreas, Grubhoffer, Libor, Rahnamaeian, Mohammad |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4269947/ |
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