Are staphylococcus aureus small colony variants resistant to the antimicrobial peptide lactoferricin B?
The resistance mechanism of SCVs towards the antimicrobial peptide lactoferricin B is presumably caused by the metabolic changes present in SCVs rather than by a changed transmembrane potential of SCVs or reduced uptake of the peptide.
The results may be indicative of a different way of handling the sickness certification instrument among different categories of physicians, especially GPs.