Patent AT-E400294-T1: [Translated] NEW ANTIMICROBIAL POLYPEPTIDES AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF.

Antimicrobial compounds and compositions and uses thereof, including the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections are described. The compounds and compositions include lantibiotic polypeptides and the nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The compounds and compositions are useful as antimicrobials in antibiotic pharmaceutical preparation and as an antimicrobial or antiseptic dentifrice.