Antifungal Peptides of the AFP Family Revisited: Are These Cannibal Toxins?

Antifungal Peptides of the AFP Family Revisited: Are These Cannibal Toxins?
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10.3390/microorganisms6020050
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发表时间:
2018-06-02
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影响因子:
4.5
通讯作者:
Jung S
Jung S
中科院分区:
生物学3区
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Meyer V;Jung S

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