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SUBMITTER: Ruden S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6901909 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ruden Serge S Rieder Annika A Chis Ster Irina I Schwartz Thomas T Mikut Ralf R Hilpert Kai K
Frontiers in microbiology 20191128
With the rise of various multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogenic bacteria, worldwide health care is under pressure to respond. Conventional antibiotics are failing and the development of novel classes and alternative strategies is a major priority. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) cannot only kill MDR bacteria, but also can be used synergistically with conventional antibiotics. We selected 30 short AMPs from different origins and measured their synergy in combination with polymyxin B, piperacillin, ce ...[more]