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Plant defensin antibacterial mode of action against Pseudomonas species.
BMC microbiology - 19 Jun 2020
Sathoff Andrew E, Lewenza Shawn, Samac Deborah A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Though many plant defensins exhibit antibacterial activity, little is known about their antibacterial mode of action (MOA). Antimicrobial peptides with a characterized MOA induce the expression of multiple bacterial outer membrane modifications, which are required for resistance to these membrane-targeting peptides. Mini-Tn5-lux mutant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with Tn insertions disrupting...
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