New trends in peptide-based anti-biofilm strategies : a review of recent achievements and bioinformatics approaches

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have a broad spectrum of activity and unspecific mechanisms of action. Therefore, they are seen as valid alternatives to overcome clinically relevant biofilms and reduce the chance of acquired resistance. This paper reviews AMPs and anti-biofilm AMP-based strategies and...

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Main Author: Jorge, Paula Alexandra Silva (author)
Other Authors: Lourenço, Anália (author), Pereira, Maria Olívia (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/21525
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/21525