Rose Bengal-Mediated Photoinactivation of Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Is Enhanced in the Presence of Antimicrobial Peptides

Due to the overuse of antibiotics in medicine and food production, and their targeted mechanism of action, an increasing rate in spreading of antibiotic resistance genes has been noticed. This results in inefficient therapy outcomes and higher mortality all over the world. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ca...

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Main Authors: Joanna Nakonieczna, Katarzyna Wolnikowska, Patrycja Ogonowska, Damian Neubauer, Agnieszka Bernat, Wojciech Kamysz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
XDR
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01949/full