Differential activity of innate defense antimicrobial peptides against <it>Nocardia </it>species
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Members of the genus <it>Nocardia </it>are ubiquitous environmental saprophytes capable to cause human pulmonary, disseminated and cutaneous nocardiosis or bovine mastitis. Innate immunity appears to play an important rol...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-02-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/61 |