Combination Strategies to Enhance the Efficacy of Antimicrobial Peptides against Bacterial Biofilms

The great clinical significance of biofilm-associated infections and their inherent recalcitrance to antibiotic treatment urgently demand the development of novel antibiofilm strategies. In this regard, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are increasingly recognized as a promising template for the develop...

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Main Authors: Lucia Grassi, Giuseppantonio Maisetta, Semih Esin, Giovanna Batoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02409/full