Open AccessExpression and potential function of cathelicidin antimicrobial peptides in dermatophytosis and tinea versicolor
Author(s) -
Belén LópezGarcía,
Phillip H. A. Lee,
Richard L. Gallo
Publication year - 2006
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/dkl078
Subject(s) - cathelicidin , tinea versicolor , antimicrobial peptides , antimicrobial , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , medicine , dermatology
This study was designed to characterize the role of the human cathelicidin LL-37 in fungal skin infections such as dermatophytosis and tinea versicolor.
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