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. 2005 Jul;49(7):2972–2978. doi: 10.1128/AAC.49.7.2972-2978.2005

TABLE 3.

Activity of cationic peptides against selected H. influenzae strains

Antimicrobial peptide Activity (MIC [μg/ml]) against H. influenzae straina:
R652 R2866 R3001
Polymyxin B 0.5 2.0 1.0
LL-37 10.0 20.0 20.0
Magainin II 2.5 5.0 5.0
Human β-defensin-2 4.0 8.0 8.0
Defensin HNP-1 5.0 5.0 5.0
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The mean MIC of three triplicate assays is given.