HighlightsTests of silk from 7 spider species revealed no evidence for antimicrobial activity AMA Reports of AMA of spider silk are compromised by inadequate controls or contamination Published reports of AMA cannot be unequivocally attributed to spider silk The notion of inherent antimicrobial spider silk is not supported by empirical data
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