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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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2011-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2011.00006/full |