Action of Antimicrobial Peptides against Bacterial Biofilms

Microbes are known to colonize surfaces and form biofilms. These biofilms are communities of microbes encased in a self-produced matrix that often contains polysaccharides, DNA and proteins. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been used to control the formation and to eradicate mature biofilms. Natur...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Yasir, Mark Duncan Perry Willcox, Debarun Dutta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/11/12/2468