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Editorial
. 2022 Jun 2;23(11):6244.
doi: 10.3390/ijms23116244.

Rationally Designed Antimicrobial Peptides Are Potential Tools to Combat Devastating Bacteria and Fungi

Györgyi Váradi  1 , László Galgóczy  2   3 , Gábor K Tóth  1   4
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Editorial

Rationally Designed Antimicrobial Peptides Are Potential Tools to Combat Devastating Bacteria and Fungi

Györgyi Váradi et al. Int J Mol Sci. .

Abstract

The introduction of the first antibiotic (penicillin) by Sir Alexander Fleming in 1928 was a huge milestone in the treatment of infectious diseases [...].

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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