Antimicrobial peptides as potential anti-biofilm agents against multidrug-resistant bacteria
Bacterial resistance to commonly used drugs has become a global health problem, causing increased infection cases and mortality rate. One of the main virulence determinants in many bacterial infections is biofilm formation, which significantly increases bacterial resistance to antibiotics and innate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118217300804 |