Antibiotic resistance: Alternative approaches
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New and alternative approaches to tackling antibiotic resistance
Multidrug-resistant bacteria are becoming more common and due to their multiplicity of mechanisms, they are frequently resistant to many if not all of the current antibiotics. This daunting spectre has been the target of many research efforts into conventional antibiotics and alternative approaches. This review focuses on the more recent advances in these fields with an overview on peptidomimet...
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دوره 49 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017