Design and Evaluation of Short Bovine Lactoferrin-Derived Antimicrobial Peptides against Multidrug-Resistant <i>Enterococcus faecium</i>

• Main Authors: Biswajit Mishra (Author), LewisOscar Felix (Author), Anindya Basu (Author), Sai Sundeep Kollala (Author), Yashpal Singh Chhonker (Author), Narchonai Ganesan (Author), Daryl J. Murry (Author), Eleftherios Mylonakis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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<i>Enterococcus faecium</i> has become an important drug-resistant nosocomial pathogen because of widespread antibiotic abuse. We developed short and chemically simple antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) with a selective amino acid composition, fixed charge, and hydrophobicity ratio based on t...