Antimicrobial peptide trichokonin VI-induced alterations in the morphological and nanomechanical properties of Bacillus subtilis.

Antimicrobial peptides are promising alternative antimicrobial agents compared to conventional antibiotics. Understanding the mode of action is important for their further application. We examined the interaction between trichokonin VI, a peptaibol isolated from Trichoderma pseudokoningii, and Bacil...

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Main Authors: Hai-Nan Su, Zhi-Hua Chen, Xiao-Yan Song, Xiu-Lan Chen, Mei Shi, Bai-Cheng Zhou, Xian Zhao, Yu-Zhong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3458079?pdf=render