Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides Inactivate Shiga Toxin-Encoding Bacteriophages

Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides Inactivate Shiga Toxin-Encoding Bacteriophages

Shiga toxin (Stx) is the principal virulence factor during Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections. We have previously reported the inactivation of bacteriophage encoding Stx after treatment with chitosan, a linear polysaccharide polymer with cationic properties. Cationic antimicrob...

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Main Authors: Manuel E. Del Cogliano, Axel Hollmann, Melina Martinez, Liliana Semorile, Pablo D. Ghiringhelli, Paulo C. Maffía, Leticia V. Bentancor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Chemistry
Subjects:
bacteriophages (phages)
antimicrobial peptides
Escherichia coli O157
hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
anti-infective agents
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fchem.2017.00122/full

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