Extreme antimicrobial peptide and polymyxin B resistance in the genus Burkholderia

Cationic antimicrobial peptides and polymyxins are a group of naturally occurring antibiotics that can also possess immunomodulatory activities. They are considered a new source of antibiotics for treating infections by bacteria that are resistant to conventional antibiotics. Members of the genus &a...

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Main Authors: Slade A. Loutet, Miguel A Valvano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2011.00006/full