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A Silkworm Infection Model for In Vivo Study of Glycopeptide Antibiotics

Glycopeptide antibiotics (GPAs) are drugs of last resort for treating infections by Gram-positive bacteria. They inhibit bacterial cell wall assembly by binding to the d-Ala-d-Ala terminus of peptidoglycan precursors, leading to cell lysis. Vancomycin and teicoplanin are first generation GPAs, while...

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Autores principales: Montali, Aurora, Berini, Francesca, Brivio, Maurizio Francesco, Mastore, Maristella, Saviane, Alessio, Cappellozza, Silvia, Marinelli, Flavia, Tettamanti, Gianluca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7344559/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32512807
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9060300