Ceragenins and antimicrobial peptides kill bacteria through distinct mechanisms
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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion Lumos
ORGANISM(S): Escherichia Coli
DISEASE(S): Urinary Tract Infection
SUBMITTER: 
Jonathan Budzik
LAB HEAD: Jeffery S Coox
PROVIDER: PXD022149 | Pride | 2022-01-10
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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