Isolation and characterization of lytic bacteriophages from sewage at an egyptian tertiary care hospital against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates

Isolation and characterization of lytic bacteriophages from sewage at an egyptian tertiary care hospital against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates

Background: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a pathogen to humans causing life-threatening infections. MRSA have the capability to grow resistance to many antibiotics, and phage therapy is one treatment option for this infection. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to i...

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Main Authors: Safia Samir, Amira El-Far, Hend Okasha, Rania Mahdy, Fatima Samir, Sami Nasr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Subjects:
MRSA
Lytic bacteriophages
Sewage
Transmission electron microscopy
SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
Polymerase chain reaction
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X22001760

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