Lysostaphin

Lysostaphin

Lysostaphin is a Staphylococcus simulans metalloendopeptidase. It can function as an antimicrobial against Staphylococcus aureus.cite journal |author=Kokai-Kun JF, Walsh SM, Chanturiya T, Mond JJ |title=Lysostaphin cream eradicates Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in a cotton rat model |journal=Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. |volume=47 |issue=5 |pages=1589–97 |year=2003 |pmid=12709327 |doi=]

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