Oxidative stress induced in E. coli by the human antimicrobial peptide LL-37.

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are thought to kill bacterial cells by permeabilizing their membranes. However, some antimicrobial peptides inhibit E. coli growth more efficiently in aerobic than in anaerobic conditions. In the attack of the human cathelicidin LL-37 on E. coli, real-time, single-cell...

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Main Authors: Heejun Choi, Zhilin Yang, James C Weisshaar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-06-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5509375?pdf=render