Plectasin, a Fungal Defensin, Targets the Bacterial Cell Wall Precursor Lipid II

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  2010

• Venue

  Science

• Publication date

  2010-05-28

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.1126/science.1185723PMID 20508130
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