Investigations into the Effects of Lactoferrin on Microbial Ecology, using Helicobacter pylori as a Model Organism
Lactoferrin (Lf) is an iron binding protein produced in mammals. It has antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties. Some bacteria that regularly colonize mammalian hosts have adapted to living in high Lf environments. Helicobacter pylori, which inhabits the human gut, was chosen as a model organi...
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University of Canterbury. School of Biological Sciences
2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/2850 |