Atomic force microscopy evaluation of the effects of a novel antimicrobial multimeric peptide on Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 198-207

  Rossetto, Greta ^a   Bergese, Paolo ^a   Colombi, Paolo ^a   Depero, Laura E ^a   Giuliani, Andrea ^b   Nicoletto, Silvia F ^b   Pirri, Giovanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b SpiderBiotech Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

AFM; AFM tip nanoindentation; Antimicrobial multimeric peptides; Bacteria

Indexed keywords

AFM TIP NANOINDENTATION; ANTIMICROBIAL MULTIMERIC PEPTIDES; BACTERIUM WALL; MEMBRANE INTERACTION HYPOTHESIS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NANOINDENTATION;

PEPTIDES;

POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SB 006; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TARGETING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIGIDITY;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ELASTICITY; MICROMANIPULATION; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 34548207175     PISSN: 15499634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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