Ancient antimicrobial peptides kill antibiotic-resistant pathogens: Australian mammals provide new options.
<h4>Background</h4>To overcome the increasing resistance of pathogens to existing antibiotics the 10×'20 Initiative declared the urgent need for a global commitment to develop 10 new antimicrobial drugs by the year 2020. Naturally occurring animal antibiotics are an obvious place to...
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Main Authors: | Jianghui Wang, Emily S W Wong, Jane C Whitley, Jian Li, Jessica M Stringer, Kirsty R Short, Marilyn B Renfree, Katherine Belov, Benjamin G Cocks |
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2011
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