Ancient antimicrobial peptides kill antibiotic-resistant pathogens: Australian mammals provide new options.

Ancient antimicrobial peptides kill antibiotic-resistant pathogens: Australian mammals provide new options.

<h4>Background</h4>To overcome the increasing resistance of pathogens to existing antibiotics the 10×'20 Initiative declared the urgent need for a global commitment to develop 10 new antimicrobial drugs by the year 2020. Naturally occurring animal antibiotics are an obvious place to...

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Main Authors: Jianghui Wang, Emily S W Wong, Jane C Whitley, Jian Li, Jessica M Stringer, Kirsty R Short, Marilyn B Renfree, Katherine Belov, Benjamin G Cocks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21912615/?tool=EBI

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