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SUBMITTER: Tenland E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6289163 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) 20181030
Tuberculosis has been reaffirmed as the infectious disease causing most deaths in the world. Co-infection with HIV and the increase in multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains complicate treatment and increases mortality rates, making the development of new drugs an urgent priority. In this study we have identified a promising candidate by screening antimicrobial peptides for their capacity to inhibit mycobacterial growth. This non-toxic peptide, NZX, is capable of inhibiting both ...[more]