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Analogs of the Frog-skin Antimicrobial Peptide Temporin 1Tb Exhibit a Wider Spectrum of Activity and a Stronger Antibiofilm Potential as Compared to the Parental Peptide

The frog skin-derived peptide Temporin 1Tb (TB) has gained increasing attention as novel antimicrobial agent for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant and/or biofilm-mediated infections. Nevertheless, such a peptide possesses a preferential spectrum of action against Gram-positive bacteria. In order...

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Autores principales: Grassi, Lucia, Maisetta, Giuseppantonio, Maccari, Giuseppe, Esin, Semih, Batoni, Giovanna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5387044/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28443279
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2017.00024