More Than a Pore: A Current Perspective on the In Vivo Mode of Action of the Lipopeptide Antibiotic Daptomycin

Daptomycin is a cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic, which was discovered in 1987 and entered the market in 2003. To date, it serves as last resort antibiotic to treat complicated skin infections, bacteremia, and right-sided endocarditis caused by Gram-positive pathogens, most prominently methicillin-resi...

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Main Authors: Declan Alan Gray, Michaela Wenzel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Antibiotics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/9/1/17