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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Published in:	Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Main Authors:	Pooi Yin Chung, Ramona Khanum
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2017-08-01
Subjects:	Antimicrobial peptide Biofilms Multidrug-resistant bacteria
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118217300804