The antimicrobial effects and mechanism of ε-poly-lysine against Staphylococcus aureus

Abstract Background As a natural antibacterial cationic peptide, ε-poly-l-lysine (ε-PL) is applied as a food preservative. However, the mechanism of ε-PL against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) has not been elucidated. Especially, its antimicrobial mechanism at the metabolomics has not been yet th...

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Main Authors: Zhilei Tan, Yifei Shi, Bei Xing, Ying Hou, Jiandong Cui, Shiru Jia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-04-01
Series:Bioresources and Bioprocessing
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40643-019-0246-8