Team develops peptides to combat bacterial biofilms
Researchers from the University of St Andrews have developed peptides that can help combat bacteria growing in biofilms, which occur in up to 80% of human infections.
Researchers from the University of St Andrews have developed peptides that can help combat bacteria growing in biofilms, which occur in up to 80% of human infections.
Biochemistry
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Cell & Microbiology
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Cell & Microbiology
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Cell & Microbiology
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Researchers in the Princeton University Department of Chemistry have discovered a new multi-step pathway through which bacteria found in the mammalian gut produce antimicrobial peptides.
Biochemistry
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Biotechnology
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Cell & Microbiology
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