The Chronic Wound Phageome: Phage Diversity and Associations with Wounds and Healing Outcomes

ABSTRACT Two leading impediments to chronic wound healing are polymicrobial infection and biofilm formation. Recent studies have characterized the bacterial fraction of these microbiomes and have begun to elucidate compositional correlations to healing outcomes. However, the factors that drive compo...

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Main Authors: Samuel Verbanic, John M. Deacon, Irene A. Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-06-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02777-21