Decay and damage of therapeutic phage OMKO1 by environmental stressors.

Antibiotic resistant bacterial pathogens are increasingly prevalent, driving the need for alternative approaches to chemical antibiotics when treating infections. One such approach is bacteriophage therapy: the use of bacteria-specific viruses that lyse (kill) their host cells. Just as the effect of...

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Main Authors: Michael Blazanin, Wai Tin Lam, Emma Vasen, Benjamin K Chan, Paul E Turner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0263887&type=printable