Effective Antimicrobial Activity of Plectasin-Derived Antimicrobial Peptides against Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Mammary Glands

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is the causative agent for a wide variety of illnesses ranging from minor skin infections to life-threatening diseases. Development of antibiotic resistance by the bacteria has rendered many antibiotics ineffective. It has been known that plectasin-derived antimicro...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors:	Lianbin Li, Liangliang Wang, Yuqi Gao, Jianhua Wang, Xin Zhao
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Subjects:	Staphylococcus aureus NZ2114 MP1102 antimicrobial peptides mastitis mammary glands
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02386/full