Abstract:Background: New anti-candida albicans drugs need to be developed due to the emergence of drug-resistant cases in recent years. AMP-17 (Musca. domestica antimicrobial pepitide-17) is an antimicrobial peptide from M. domestica, which inhibits many fungal pathogens including Candida albicans (C. albicans) effectively. In this article, we discuss the potential mechanism of AMP-17 against C. albicans from the perspective of affecting its cell internal structure.Methods: After AMP-17 treatment, we examined the ultra… Show more
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