Oligopeptides as molecular carriers in antimicrobial conjugates

Application of short peptides transported by microbial oligopeptide transport systems, cell penetrating peptides, and antimicrobial peptides as molecular carriers may give rise to novel antimicrobial conjugates, able to overcome microbial resistance, as well as to enhancement of antimicrobial potential and broadening of antimicrobial spectrum of existing drugs, especially against intracellular microbial pathogens.