Isolation and Characterization of a New Phage Infecting Elizabethkingia anophelis and Evaluation of Its Therapeutic Efficacy in vitro and in vivo

Isolation and Characterization of a New Phage Infecting Elizabethkingia anophelis and Evaluation of Its Therapeutic Efficacy in vitro and in vivo

Elizabethkingia spp. are a group of non-fermentative, Gram-negative, catalase-positive, and non-motile bacilli. They can cause meningitis in neonates and immunosuppressed patients, and lead to high mortality. Considering the rising trend of drug resistance among bacteria pathogens, bacteriophage (ph...

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Main Authors: Shih-Yi Peng, Li-Kuang Chen, Wen-Jui Wu, Prajna Paramita, Po-Wei Yang, Yun-Zhong Li, Meng-Jiun Lai, Kai-Chih Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Elizabethkingia anophelis
bacteriophage
phage therapy
genome analysis
mouse model
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00728/full

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