Turning a Collagenesis-Inducing Peptide Into a Potent Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Agent Against Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria

Turning a Collagenesis-Inducing Peptide Into a Potent Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Agent Against Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria

Antimicrobial resistance is becoming one the most serious health threats worldwide, as it not only hampers effective treatment of infectious diseases using current antibiotics, but also increases the risks of medical procedures like surgery, transplantation, bone and dental implantation, chemotherap...

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Main Authors: Ana Gomes, Lucinda J. Bessa, Iva Fernandes, Ricardo Ferraz, Nuno Mateus, Paula Gameiro, Cátia Teixeira, Paula Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
antibiofilm
antimicrobial peptide
collagen
ESKAPE
Klebsiella pneumoniae
multidrug-resistant bacteria
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01915/full

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