Phage Prevalence in the Human Urinary Tract—Current Knowledge and Therapeutic Implications
Recent metagenomic analyses imply an immense abundance of phages in the human body. Samples collected from different sites (lungs, skin, oral cavity, intestines, ascitic fluid, and urine) reveal a generally greater number of phage particles than that of eukaryotic viruses. The presence of phages in...
Main Authors: | Maciej Żaczek, Beata Weber-Dąbrowska, Ryszard Międzybrodzki, Andrzej Górski |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-11-01
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Series: | Microorganisms |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/11/1802 |
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