Anticancer and antimicrobial potential of enterocin 12a from Enterococcus faecium
Abstract Background Increase in the number of infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria in neutropenic cancer patients has prompted the search for novel therapeutic agents having dual anticancer and antimicrobial properties. Bacteriocins are cationic proteins of prokaryotic origin that have emerge...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-02-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-021-02086-5 |