Newly Developed Antimicrobial Peptide May Protect Mice From Lethal Bacterial Infections Including MRSA
Friday, June 19, 2009 - 12:35
in Health & Medicine
In a new study researchers suggest that a synthetic antimicrobial peptide identified as L5 may prevent death in mice suffering from life-threatening bacterial infections, such as MRSA, by activating the host immune response.
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