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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Andrea A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6022873 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Biomolecules 20180516 2
Bacterial biofilms pose a major threat to public health, as they are associated with at least two thirds of all infections. They are highly resilient and render conventional antibiotics inefficient. As a part of the innate immune system, antimicrobial peptides have drawn attention within the last decades, as some of them are able to eradicate biofilms at sub-minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) levels. However, peptides possess a number of disadvantages, such as susceptibility to proteolytic d ...[more]