Antimicrobial Peptides from Rat-Tailed Maggots of the Drone Fly <i>Eristalis tenax</i> Show Potent Activity against Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria

Antimicrobial Peptides from Rat-Tailed Maggots of the Drone Fly <i>Eristalis tenax</i> Show Potent Activity against Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria

The spread of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria is an increasing threat to human health, because novel compound classes for the development of antibiotics have not been discovered for decades. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) may provide a much-needed breakthrough because these immunity-relate...

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Main Authors: Rolf Hirsch, Jochen Wiesner, Armin Bauer, Alexander Marker, Heiko Vogel, Peter Eugen Hammann, Andreas Vilcinskas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
antimicrobial peptides
Gram-negative bacteria
antibiotic
innate immunity
transcriptomics
Eristalis tenax
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/5/626

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