Antimicrobial Action of Water-Soluble β-Chitosan against Clinical Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria

Recently, the number of patients infected by drug-resistant pathogenic microbes has increased remarkably worldwide, and a number of studies have reported new antibiotics from natural sources. Among them, chitosan, with a high molecular weight and α-conformation, exhibits potent antimicrobial activi...

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Main Authors: Seong-Cheol Park, Joung-Pyo Nam, Jun-Ho Kim, Young-Min Kim, Jae-Woon Nah, Mi-Kyeong Jang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-04-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/16/4/7995