Antibacterial properties of serum from the American alligator ( Alligator mississippiensis)

Treatment of alligator ( Alligator mississippiensis) and human serum samples with Escherichia coli resulted in a time- and concentration-dependent inhibition of bacterial proliferation. When inoculated with E. coli, alligator serum exhibited 10-fold lower bacterial survival rates after 1 h than huma...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2003-11, Vol.136 (3), p.505-513
Hauptverfasser:	Merchant, Mark E., Roche, Cherie, Elsey, Ruth M., Prudhomme, Jan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alligator mississippiensis Alligators and Crocodiles - blood Alligators and Crocodiles - immunology Animals Antibacterial Antimicrobial Blood Bactericidal Activity - drug effects Blood Bactericidal Activity - physiology Complement System Proteins - metabolism Crocodilian Escherichia coli Escherichia coli - drug effects Escherichia coli - growth & development Freshwater Humans Protease Inhibitors - pharmacology Serum Temperature
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