Peptide comparison (IMAGE)

Michigan State University

Peptide comparison

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The Michigan State University research team found that multiple species of staphylococcus bacteria make their own lubricating peptides to aid their spread.

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Santiago Hernandez-Villamizar, Ph.D. Adapted from K.M. Jacob et al (2024) mBio. 0:e01562-24. https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01562-24

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