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Cecropin-like antimicrobial peptide protects mice from lethal E.coli infection

Resistance of pathogenic bacteria to standard antibiotics is an issue of great concern, and new treatments for bacterial infections are needed. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are small, cationic, and amphipathic molecules expressed by metazoans that kill pathogens. They are a key part of the innate i...

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Autores principales: Shrestha, Anishma, Duwadi, Deepesh, Jukosky, James, Fiering, Steven N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6658118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31344137
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220344