A novel antimicrobial peptide S24 combats serious wound infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii.

Meng-Yue ZhangShuang LiCai-Yun WangZi-Xuan ZhangYu-Ling HanXin-Qi LiuJuan ChengXun-Yong ZhouMeng-Yue Zhang

Published in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2024)

Overall, S24 showed good stability under physiological conditions and excellent antimicrobial activity, suggesting it may be a potential candidate for the development of serious bacterial infection treatment.

Keyphrases

acinetobacter baumannii
pseudomonas aeruginosa
multidrug resistant
drug resistant
cystic fibrosis
biofilm formation
escherichia coli
climate change