Clinical potential of engineered cationic antimicrobial peptides against drug resistant biofilms.
a Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics , University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh , PA , USA.
Jeffrey A
JA
Melvin
a Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics , University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh , PA , USA.
Ronald C
RC
Montelaro
a Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics , University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh , PA , USA.
Jennifer M
JM
Bomberger
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018441:Biofilms; D060085:Coinfection / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
Biofilm infections; antimicrobial peptide; multidrug resistance; polymicrobial infections; rational design