LYZ2-SH3b,

Marzieh Asadi1,2, Mortaza Taheri-Anganeh3, Maryam Ranjbar1

  • 1Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran.

BMC microbiology
|September 13, 2023
PubMed
概括

像新奇的exolysin LYZ2-SH3b这样的酶生菌对抗耐甲基金色葡萄球菌 (MRSA) 显示出强大的抗菌活性. 与现有治疗方法相比,这种工程蛋白显示出更高的疗效,为耐药性感染提供了一个有希望的替代方案.

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