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Designed α-sheet peptides suppress amyloid formation in Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

Nosocomial infections affect hundreds of millions of patients worldwide each year, and ~60% of these infections are associated with biofilm formation on an implanted medical device. Biofilms are dense communities of microorganisms in which cells associate with surfaces and each other using a self-pr...

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Autores principales: Bleem, Alissa, Francisco, Robyn, Bryers, James D., Daggett, Valerie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5495782/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28685098
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41522-017-0025-2