New edge of antibiotic development: antimicrobial peptides and corresponding resistance

Antimicrobial peptides, commonly isolated from several organisms, have been considered part of innate immune system and also as potential antimicrobial drugs. Besides its antimicrobial activity, some AMPs also have antifungal activity, inmmunomodulatory and antitumural activities. Lately not only na...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media SA 2014
Series:Frontiers Research Topics
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