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Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants are resistant to the antimicrobial peptide lactoferricin B.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2005
Samuelsen Orjan, Haukland Hanne Husom, Kahl Barbara C, von Eiff Christof, Proctor Richard A, Ulvatne Hilde, Sandvik Kjersti, Vorland Lars H
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OBJECTIVES: To determine whether Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants (SCVs) are resistant to the antimicrobial peptide lactoferricin B. To assess if deficiency in transmembrane potential, a common characteristic of SCVs that are haemin- or menadione-auxotrophs, affects the uptake of the p...
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