bacteriophages
MinireviewFitness Trade-Offs Resulting from Bacteriophage Resistance Potentiate Synergistic Antibacterial StrategiesBacteria that cause life-threatening infections in humans are becoming increasingly difficult to treat. In some instances, this is due to intrinsic and acquired antibiotic resistance, indicating that new therapeutic approaches are needed to combat bacterial pathogens. There is renewed interest in utilizing viruses of bacteria known as bacteriophages (phages) as potential antibacterial therapeutics. However, critics suggest that similar...
Host-Associated Microbial Communities | SpotlightBacteriophage Resistance Alters Antibiotic-Mediated Intestinal Expansion of EnterococciEnterococcus faecalis is a human intestinal pathobiont with intrinsic and acquired resistance to many antibiotics, including vancomycin. Nature provides a diverse and virtually untapped repertoire of bacterial viruses, or bacteriophages (phages), that could be harnessed to combat multidrug-resistant enterococcal infections.
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