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