Activity of five antimicrobial peptides against periodontal as well as non-periodontal pathogenic strains

Background: Due to the increasing emergence of multi-resistant bacteria the search for alternative antimicrobial substances is of high interest. Promising agents are antimicrobial peptides which are host defense molecules of the innate immune system in a wide range of different species. Objectives:...

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Main Authors: Katharina Enigk, Holger Jentsch, Arne C. Rodloff, Klaus Eschrich, Catalina-Suzana Stingu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2020.1829405