... highlypotent against a broad range of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria in vitro, including antibiotic-resistant strains, with minimum inhibitory con-centrations in the range 1–2 lm. It ... Taking theresults together, fowlicidin-3 is slightly more potentthan fowlicidin-1 in killing many bacterial strains tes-ted, but is 4–6-fold less toxic to mammalian cells thanfowlicidin-1, indicating ... epithelial cells, and skinkeratinocytes in vertebrates, capable of killing a broadrange of bacteria, fungi, and viruses, including resist-ant strains [1,2]. Because of nonspecific membrane-lyticactivities,...