Boman H G
Department of Microbiology, Stockholm University, Sweden.
Scand J Immunol. 1996 May;43(5):475-82. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1996.d01-76.x.
In the last 2 years (1994-95), two symposium volumes and three reviews have been published that were fully devoted to peptide antibiotics (antibacterial peptides or antimicrobial peptides). Since the field has been growing rapidly, this review is largely a follow-up of new results published in the last 2 years. Sequencing of the 16S RNA of the small ribosomal subunit indicate that the microbial world is much larger than generally appreciated. The importance of the natural flora is stressed and its effect on the evolution of peptide antibiotics and immunity in general is discussed.
