Killing of staphylococci by θ-defensins involves membrane impairment and activation of autolytic enzymes

Antibiotics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 617-631

  Wilmes, Miriam ^a   Stockem, Marina ^a   Bierbaum, Gabriele ^a   Schlag, Martin ^b   Götz, Friedrich ^b   Tran, Dat Q ^c   Schaal, Justin B ^c   Ouellette, André J ^c   Selsted, Michael E ^c   Sahl, Hans Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Antimicrobial peptides; Defensins; Host defense peptides; Mode of action

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; HYDROLASE; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; THETA DEFENSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE N ACETYLMURAMIC ACID;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOLYSIS; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZYMOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERCOPITHECIDAE; MACACA MULATTA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 85006123495     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20796382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics3040617     Document Type: Article

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