Molecular Basis for Lytic Bacteriophage Resistance in Enterococci
ABSTRACT The human intestine harbors diverse communities of bacteria and bacteriophages. Given the specificity of phages for their bacterial hosts, there is growing interest in using phage therapies to combat the rising incidence of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections. A significant barrier to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2016-09-01
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Series: | mBio |
Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01304-16 |