Identification and characterization of a novel antimicrobial peptide compound produced by Bacillus megaterium strain isolated from oral microflora

• Main Authors: Abdullah S.A. Al-Thubiani (Author), Yahia A. Maher (Author), Adel Fathi (Author), Mohammed A.S. Abourehab (Author), Mohammed Alarjah (Author), Mohd S.A. Khan (Author), Saleh B. Al- Ghamdi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In recent years, the decreased efficacy of existing antibiotics toward management of emergent drug-resistant strains has necessitated the search for novel antibiotics from natural products. In this regard, Bacillus sp is well known for producing variety of secondary metabolites of potential use. The...