MICRB265 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Vancomycin, Antimicrobial Peptides, Allium
23 Dec 2017
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This is a global problem that needs a global solution. Reduce the current mis-use of amr, and educate people! Increase agriculture r and d to maintain/increase, yields to meet global food needs. Increase r and d to find new abic classes, or develop synergistic abic mixes, or develop. Cropleac (exact identify of unknown) with either leek or onion. Range of antimicrobial compounds; like allicin and flavonoids may prevent biofilm growth, quorum sensing. onion makes antimicrobial peptide. Cu surfaces inhibit bacterial growth, cu involved in immune response. Bactericidal activity of bald"s eyesalve in a mouse chronic wound model of mrsa infection. 1000 year old antibacterial remedy was able to kill s. aureus wt growing planktonically and in. Biofilm-mrsa in mouse tissue was more susceptible to the eyesalve than to vancomycin, even. Remedy required the combination of ingredients (even though many of the ingredients are known.
