Short, Synthetic Cationic Peptides Have Antibacterial Activity against Mycobacterium smegmatis by Forming Pores in Membrane and Synergizing with Antibiotics

• Asıl Yazarlar: Kajal Gupta (Yazar), Sameer Singh (Yazar), Monique L. van Hoek (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: MDPI AG, 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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Multicellular organisms are constantly exposed to a multitude of pathogenic microbes. Infection is inhibited in vivo by the innate and adaptive immune system. Mycobacterium species have emerged that are resistant to most antibiotics. We identified several naturally occurring cationic antimicrobial p...