Isolation and cahracterization of antibacterial peptides from hemolymph of the soft tick, Ornithodoros savignyi

Isolation and cahracterization of antibacterial peptides from hemolymph of the soft tick, Ornithodoros savignyi

Invertebrates do not possess an adaptive immune system, but rely on several mechanisms similar to the innate immune system of mammals. The synthesis and release of a host of potent antimicrobial proteins is an important component of this immune response. The antibacterial activity in the hemolymph o...

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Main Author: Olivier, Nicholas Abraham
Other Authors: Prof A W H Neitz
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Ornithodoros savignyi
Ticks research
Ticks microbiology
Ticks as carriers of disease
Argasidae
UCTD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28499
Olivier, NA 2002, Isolation and characterization of antibacterial peptides from the hemolymph of the soft tick, Ornithodoros savignyi, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28499 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10072005-103940/

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28499
Olivier, NA 2002, Isolation and characterization of antibacterial peptides from the hemolymph of the soft tick, Ornithodoros savignyi, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28499 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10072005-103940/

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