The therapeutic potential of bacteriophages targeting gram-negative bacteria using Galleria mellonella infection model

The therapeutic potential of bacteriophages targeting gram-negative bacteria using Galleria mellonella infection model

Abstract Background Phage therapy is the therapeutic use of bacteriophages to treat highly drug resistant bacterial infections. The current surge in bacteriophage therapy is motivated mainly because of the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in clinics. This study evaluated the therapeutic po...

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Main Authors: Prasanth Manohar, Ramesh Nachimuthu, Bruno S. Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
G. Mellonella
Phage therapy
Escherichia coli
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Enterobacter cloacae
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-018-1234-4

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