cDNA sequence and expression of the ceratotoxin gene encoding an antibacterial sex-specific peptide from the medfly Ceratitis capitata (diptera).

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Published in J Biol Chem on March 17, 1995

Authors

D Marchini1, A G Manetti, M Rosetto, L F Bernini, J L Telford, C T Baldari, R Dallai

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1: Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Siena, Italy.

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