Antimicrobial properties of the skin secretions of frogs
Antimicrobial resistance results in increased morbidity and mortality, and increased health-care costs. Therefore the need to develop new classes of antibiotics is indispensable. Antimicrobial peptides are a relatively new class of potential antibiotics which are fast acting, possess broad-spectrum...
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Language: | English |
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2012-05-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/9846 |