New publication on action of antimicrobial peptides against spores
The Camesano lab recently published an article in the Journal of Physical Chemistry B, “Interactions of antimicrobial peptide chrysophsin-3 with Bacillus anthracis in sporulated, germinated, and vegetative states“, with lead author lab alum Paola A. Pinzon-Arango. This work describes how an antimicrobial peptide isolated from the gills of the red sea bream was used to kill spores of Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of the anthrax infection. This work has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center.
B. anthracis spores being broken apart by chrysophsin-3
