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