Lysostaphin

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Lysostaphin is a Staphylococcus simulans metalloendopeptidase. It can function as an antimicrobial against Staphylococcus aureus.[1]

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  1. ^ Kokai-Kun JF, Walsh SM, Chanturiya T, Mond JJ (2003). "Lysostaphin cream eradicates Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in a cotton rat model". Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 47 (5): 1589–97. PMID 12709327. 

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