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Comparison of Staphylococcus Phage K with Close Phage Relatives Commonly Employed in Phage Therapeutics
25 Apr 2018
Abstract excerpt
The increase in antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria is a public health danger requiring alternative treatment options, and this has led to renewed interest in phage therapy. In this respect, we describe the distinct host ranges of Staphylococcus phage K, and two other K-like phages against 23 isolates, including 21 methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) representative sequence types representing the...
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