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The image features that the antimicrobial peptide hirunipin 2, secreted from the salivary glands of the leech (Hirudo nipponia), kills multidrug-resistant bacteria by attacking their cell membranes and rupturing the cell membranes, as well as destroying mature biofilms already formed by the multidrug-resistant bacteria.

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