Phage Resistance Is Associated with Decreased Virulence in KPC-Producing <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> of the Clonal Group 258 Clade II Lineage

Phage therapy is now reconsidered with interest in the treatment of bacterial infections. A major piece of information for this application is the definition of the molecular targets exploited by phages to infect bacteria. Here, the genetic basis of resistance to the lytic phage φBO1E by its suscept...

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Main Authors: Lucia Henrici De Angelis, Noemi Poerio, Vincenzo Di Pilato, Federica De Santis, Alberto Antonelli, Maria Cristina Thaller, Maurizio Fraziano, Gian Maria Rossolini, Marco Maria D’Andrea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/4/762