Naturally processed dermcidin-derived peptides do not permeabilize bacterial membranes and kill microorganisms irrespective of their charge.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on August 01, 2006

Authors

H Steffen1, S Rieg, I Wiedemann, H Kalbacher, M Deeg, H-G Sahl, A Peschel, F Götz, C Garbe, B Schittek

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Dermatology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Liebermeisterstr. 25, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany.

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