Discovery of Novel Bacterial Cell-Penetrating Phylloseptins in Defensive Skin Secretions of the South American Hylid Frogs, Phyllomedusa duellmani and Phyllomedusa coelestis

Discovery of Novel Bacterial Cell-Penetrating Phylloseptins in Defensive Skin Secretions of the South American Hylid Frogs, Phyllomedusa duellmani and Phyllomedusa coelestis

Phylloseptin (PS) peptides, derived from South American hylid frogs (subfamily Phyllomedusinae), have been found to have broad-spectrum antimicrobial activities and relatively low haemolytic activities. Although PS peptides have been identified from several well-known and widely-distributed species...

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Main Authors: Nan Yang, Lei Li, Di Wu, Yitian Gao, Xinping Xi, Mei Zhou, Lei Wang, Tianbao Chen, Chris Shaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-08-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
amphibian
phylloseptin
antimicrobial
peptide
biofilm
membrane permeability
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/8/9/255

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