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Lucifensin, the long-sought antimicrobial factor of medicinal maggots of the blowfly Lucilia sericata

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Homogeneity of the Structural Glycoprotein from European Isolates of Tick-borne Encephalitis Virus: Comparison with Other Flaviviruses

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Identification of a defensin from the hemolymph of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis

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