Nature Communications (Nov 2018)

Sugar-based bactericides targeting phosphatidylethanolamine-enriched membranes

  • Catarina Dias,
  • João P. Pais,
  • Rafael Nunes,
  • Maria-Teresa Blázquez-Sánchez,
  • Joaquim T. Marquês,
  • Andreia F. Almeida,
  • Patrícia Serra,
  • Nuno M. Xavier,
  • Diogo Vila-Viçosa,
  • Miguel Machuqueiro,
  • Ana S. Viana,
  • Alice Martins,
  • Maria S. Santos,
  • Ana Pelerito,
  • Ricardo Dias,
  • Rogério Tenreiro,
  • Maria C. Oliveira,
  • Marialessandra Contino,
  • Nicola A. Colabufo,
  • Rodrigo F. M. de Almeida,
  • Amélia P. Rauter

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06488-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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