Comparative in vitro activity of five cathelicidin-derived synthetic peptides against Leptospira, Borrelia and Treponema pallidum
Author(s) -
Vittorio Sambri,
Antonella Marangoni,
Lorenzo Giacani,
Renato Gennaro,
Rossella Murgia,
Roberto Cevenini,
Marina Cinco
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkf220
Subject(s) - treponema , spirochaete , cathelicidin , microbiology and biotechnology , leptospira interrogans , leptospira , minimum inhibitory concentration , minimum bactericidal concentration , biology , borrelia , antimicrobial peptides , antimicrobial , bacteria , borrelia burgdorferi , serotype , virology , antibody , immunology , genetics , syphilis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of five different cathelicidin-derived synthetic peptides (SMAP-29, LL-37, PG-1, CRAMP and BMAP-28) for Leptospira interrogans, Borrelia spp. and Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum were investigated in vitro.
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