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A nutrition dependent antimicrobial principle in tissue of willow ptarmigan ( Lagopus lagopus )
Author(s) -
Raa Jan,
Moen Per,
Steen Johan B.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740270812
Subject(s) - lagopus , biology , antimicrobial , willow , fodder , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , arctic
Wild ptarmigan contain a tissue‐bound antimicrobial principle which is absent in ptarmigan reared on chicken fodder. This principle, which may derive from the natural diet, may in part explain the high resistance of wild ptarmigen to post‐mortem putrefaction.