Better understanding of the mechanisms of action, modification and synthesis of antimicrobial peptides is reigniting commercial development. Jeffrey L. Fox reports.
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27 June 2013
In the version of this article initially published, the Italian company researching the use of novel antibiotics was erroneously identified as NeED Pharmaceuticals. The company’s name is NAICONS.
01 December 2013
In the May 2013 news analysis “Antimicrobials stage a comeback” (Nat. Biotechnol. 31, 379–382, 2013), the Italian company researching the use of novel antibiotics was erroneously identified as NeED Pharmaceuticals. The company's name is NAICONS. The error has been corrected in the PDF and HTML versions of this article.
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Fox, J. Antimicrobial peptides stage a comeback. Nat Biotechnol 31, 379–382 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2572
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