Effects of the Natural Peptide Crotamine from a South American Rattlesnake on <i>Candida auris</i>, an Emergent Multidrug Antifungal Resistant Human Pathogen

Effects of the Natural Peptide Crotamine from a South American Rattlesnake on <i>Candida auris</i>, an Emergent Multidrug Antifungal Resistant Human Pathogen

Invasive <i>Candida</i> infections are an important growing medical concern and treatment options are limited to a few antifungal drug classes, with limited efficacies depending on the infecting organism. In this scenario, invasive infections caused by multiresistant <i>Candida aur...

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Main Authors: Caroline Dal Mas, Luana Rossato, Thaís Shimizu, Eduardo B. Oliveira, Pedro I. da Silva Junior, Jacques F. Meis, Arnaldo Lopes Colombo, Mirian A. F. Hayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Biomolecules
Subjects:
rattlesnake venom toxin
crotamine
antimicrobial peptide
multiresistant strain
fungus
<i>Candida</i> spp.
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/9/6/205

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