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Designer Assays for Antimicrobial Peptides

Disputing the “One-Size-Fits-All” Theory

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Antibacterial Peptide Protocols

Part of the book series: Methods In Molecular Biology™ ((MIMB,volume 78))

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Some travelers believe that the difficulties of a voyage become its most pleasurable memories. Others doubt this maxim or believe that it operates only in retrospect, and take a guidebook and compass along. This chapter is written for the second type of traveler.

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Steinberg, D.A., Lehrer, R.I. (1997). Designer Assays for Antimicrobial Peptides. In: Shafer, W.M. (eds) Antibacterial Peptide Protocols. Methods In Molecular Biology™, vol 78. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-408-9:169

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