Bacteriophage and Bacterial Susceptibility, Resistance, and Tolerance to Antibiotics

Bacteriophage and Bacterial Susceptibility, Resistance, and Tolerance to Antibiotics

Bacteriophages, viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria, impact bacterial responses to antibiotics in complex ways. Recent studies using lytic bacteriophages to treat bacterial infections (phage therapy) demonstrate that phages can promote susceptibility to chemical antibiotics and that ph...

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Main Authors: Qingquan Chen, Tejas Dharmaraj, Pamela C. Cai, Elizabeth B. Burgener, Naomi L. Haddock, Andy J. Spakowitz, Paul L. Bollyky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
Subjects:
bacteriophage
antibiotics resistance
horizontal gene transfer
mobile gene elements
phage antibiotics synergy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/14/7/1425

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