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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MDPI AG
2018-12-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/11/12/2468 |