Mechanisms of bactericidal action and resistance of polymyxins for Gram-positive bacteria
Mechanisms of bactericidal action and resistance of polymyxins for Gram-positive bacteria
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Yin, Jianhua , Meng, Qiu , Cheng, Dan , Fu, Jianv , Luo, Qixia , Liu, Yanqiu and Yu, Zhiliang
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Polymyxins are cationic antimicrobial peptides used as the last-line therapy to treat multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections. The bactericidal activity of polymyxins against Gram-negative bacteria relies on the electrostatic interaction between the positively charged polymyxins and the negatively charged lipid A of lipopolysaccharid...
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Mechanisms of bactericidal action and resistance of polymyxins for Gram-positive bacteria
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2376228859
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2376228859
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0175-7598
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1432-0614
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10.1007/s00253-020-10525-y
