Antimicrobial Peptide K11 Selectively Recognizes Bacterial Biomimetic Membranes and Acts by Twisting Their Bilayers
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عنوان ژورنال: Pharmaceuticals
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1424-8247
DOI: 10.3390/ph14010001