Reporter-Phage-Based Detection and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of <i>Yersinia pestis</i> for a Rapid Plague Outbreak Response

Reporter-Phage-Based Detection and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of <i>Yersinia pestis</i> for a Rapid Plague Outbreak Response

Pneumonic plague is a lethal infectious disease caused by <i>Yersinia pestis</i>, a Tier-1 biothreat agent. Antibiotic treatment can save infected patients; however, therapy should begin within 24 h of symptom onset. As some <i>Y. pestis</i> strains showed an antibiotic resis...

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Main Authors: Sarit Moses, Moshe Aftalion, Emanuelle Mamroud, Shahar Rotem, Ida Steinberger-Levy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
reporter bacteriophage
rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing
antibiotic resistance
<i>Yersinia pestis</i>
plague
outbreak
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/6/1278

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