Synergistic interactions between mammalian antimicrobial defense peptides

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1558-1560

  Yan, H ^a   Hancock, R E W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTENECIN; CATION; INDOLICIDIN; LYSOZYME; MAMMALIAN ANTIMICROBIAL DEFENSE PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE; PROTEGRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; DRUG SYNERGISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MURAMIDASE; PEPTIDES; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PROTEINS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0035032985     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.45.5.1558-1560.2001     Document Type: Article

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