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Peptides from Tetraspanin CD9 Are Potent Inhibitors of Staphylococcus Aureus Adherence to Keratinocytes

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the primary causative agents of skin and wound infections. As bacterial adherence is essential for infection, blocking this step can reduce invasion of host tissues by pathogens. An anti-adhesion therapy, based on a host membrane protein family, the tetraspanins, has...

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Autores principales: Ventress, Jennifer K., Partridge, Lynda J., Read, Robert C., Cozens, Daniel, MacNeil, Sheila, Monk, Peter N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4965146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27467693
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160387