Molecular diversity of antimicrobial effectors in the oyster <it>Crassostrea gigas</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To gain insight into the molecular diversity of antimicrobial peptides and proteins in the oyster <it>Crassostrea gigas</it>, we characterized and compared the sequence polymorphism of the antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), &...

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Main Authors: Bachère Evelyne, Desmarais Erick, Gueguen Yannick, Schmitt Paulina, de Lorgeril Julien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/23