A Short Peptide Derived from the ZorO Toxin Functions as an Effective Antimicrobial

Antimicrobial peptides are potential molecules for the development of novel antibiotic agents. The ZorO toxin of a type I toxin&#8722;antitoxin system in <i>Escherichia coli</i> O157:H7 is composed of 29 amino acids and its endogenous expression inhibits <i>E. coli</i> gr...

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Main Authors: Yuichi Otsuka, Tomohiro Ishikawa, Chisato Takahashi, Michiaki Masuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/11/7/392