A Novel Cryptic Clostridial Peptide That Kills Bacteria by a Cell Membrane Permeabilization Mechanism
ABSTRACT This work reports detailed characteristics of the antimicrobial peptide Intestinalin (P30), which is derived from the LysC enzyme of Clostridium intestinale strain URNW. The peptide shows a broader antibacterial spectrum than the parental enzyme, showing potent antimicrobial activity agains...
Main Authors: | Monika Szadkowska, Michal Olewniczak, Anna Kloska, Elzbieta Jankowska, Malgorzata Kapusta, Bartosz Rybak, Dariusz Wyrzykowski, Wioletta Zmudzinska, Artur Gieldon, Aleksandra Kocot, Anna-Karina Kaczorowska, Lukasz Nierzwicki, Joanna Makowska, Tadeusz Kaczorowski, Magdalena Plotka |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2022-10-01
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Series: | Microbiology Spectrum |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01657-22 |
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