title: Activity of Cathelicidin Peptides against Simkania negevensis.
abstract: The in vitro activity of six cathelicidin peptides against the reference strain Z of Simkania negevensis was investigated. Five peptides-PG-1, Bac7, SMAP-29, BMAP-27, and BMAP-28-proved to be active at very low concentrations (1 to 0.1 μg/mL), while LL-37 cathelicidin was ineffective even at a concentration of 100 μg/mL. In comparison to chlamydiae, S. negevensis proved to be more susceptible to the antimicrobial peptides tested.
authors.affiliation: Section of Microbiology DESOS, Policlinico S. Orsola, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Donati
authors.forename: Antonietta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Francesco
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Paolo
authors.forename: Natascia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fiani
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benincasa
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gennaro
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nardini
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Foschi
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cevenini