Chimeric Peptides Derived from Bovine Lactoferricin and Buforin II: Antifungal Activity against Reference Strains and Clinical Isolates of <i>Candida</i> spp.

• Main Authors: Katherine Aguirre-Guataqui (Author), Mateo Márquez-Torres (Author), Héctor Manuel Pineda-Castañeda (Author), Yerly Vargas-Casanova (Author), Andrés Ceballos-Garzon (Author), Zuly Jenny Rivera-Monroy (Author), Javier Eduardo García-Castañeda (Author), Claudia Marcela Parra-Giraldo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are considered to be a valuable source for the identification and/or design of promising candidates for the development of antifungal treatments, since they have advantages such as lower tendency to induce resistance, ease of production, and high purity and safety. Bovi...