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Microbiological and molecular assessment of bacteriophage ISP for the control of Staphylococcus aureus.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Vandersteegen Katrien, Mattheus Wesley, Ceyssens Pieter-Jan, Bilocq Florence, De Vos Daniel, Pirnay Jean-Paul, Noben Jean-Paul, Merabishvili Maia, Lipinska Urszula, Hermans Katleen, Lavigne Rob
Abstract excerpt
The increasing antibiotic resistance in bacterial populations requires alternatives for classical treatment of infectious diseases and therefore drives the renewed interest in phage therapy. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major problem in health care settings and live-stock breeding across the world. This research aims at a thorough microbiological, genomic, and proteomic characterization...
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