PA-Win2:在基发现一种具有双重抗菌和抗生物膜活性的新

Jin Wook Oh1, Min Kyoung Shin1, Hye-Ran Park1

  • 1Department of Life Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyang 10326, Republic of Korea.

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概括

一种新的抗微生物,PA-Win2,通过深度学习从蜘蛛毒中鉴定出来. 这种有效地通过破坏膜和抑制定数感应来对抗抗生素耐药细菌,提供了一个有前途的新疗法策略.

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