Characterization of vB_Kpn_F48, a Newly Discovered Lytic Bacteriophage for Klebsiella pneumoniae of Sequence Type 101

Characterization of vB_Kpn_F48, a Newly Discovered Lytic Bacteriophage for Klebsiella pneumoniae of Sequence Type 101

Resistance to carbapenems in Enterobacteriaceae, including Klebsiella pneumoniae, represents a major clinical problem given the lack of effective alternative antibiotics. Bacteriophages could provide a valuable tool to control the dissemination of antibiotic resistant isolates, for the decolonizatio...

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Main Authors: Nagaia Ciacci, Marco Maria D’Andrea, Pasquale Marmo, Elisa Demattè, Francesco Amisano, Vincenzo Di Pilato, Maurizio Fraziano, Pietro Lupetti, Gian Maria Rossolini, Maria Cristina Thaller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
bacteriophage
Tevenvirinae
Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)
K. pneumoniae
sequence type 101
Klebsiella pneumoniae ST101
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/10/9/482

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