The bacterial surface layer provides protection against antimicrobial peptides

César de la Fuente-Núñez; Jan Mertens; John Smit; Robert E.W. Hancock

doi:10.1128/AEM.01493-12

The bacterial surface layer provides protection against antimicrobial peptides

César de la Fuente-Núñez
, Jan Mertens
, John Smit
, Robert E.W. Hancock

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Abstract

This report describes a previously unrecognized role for bacterial surface layers as barriers that confer protection against antimicrobial peptides. As antimicrobial peptides exist in natural environments, S-layers may provide a bacterial survival mechanism thathas been selected for through evolution.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5452-5456
Number of pages	5
Journal	Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Volume	78
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01493-12
Publication status	Published or Issued - Aug 2012
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biotechnology
Food Science
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Ecology

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