A peptide derived from phage display library exhibits antibacterial activity against E. coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Emergence of drug resistant strains to currently available antibiotics has resulted in the quest for novel antimicrobial agents. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are receiving attention as alternatives to antibiotics. In this study, we used phage-display random peptide library to identify peptides bind...

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Main Authors: Shilpakala Sainath Rao, Ketha V K Mohan, Chintamani D Atreya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3569419?pdf=render