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Isolation and characterization of a bacteriophage phiEap-2 infecting multidrug resistant Enterobacter aerogenes.
Scientific reports - 20 Jun 2016
Li Erna, Wei Xiao, Ma Yanyan, Yin Zhe, Li Huan, Lin Weishi, Wang Xuesong, Li Chao, Shen Zhiqiang, Zhao Ruixiang, Yang Huiying, Jiang Aimin, Yang Wenhui, Yuan Jing, Zhao Xiangna
Abstract excerpt
Enterobacter aerogenes (Enterobacteriaceae) is an important opportunistic pathogen that causes hospital-acquired pneumonia, bacteremia, and urinary tract infections. Recently, multidrug-resistant E. aerogenes have been a public health problem. To develop an effective antimicrobial agent, bacteriophage phiEap-2 was isolated from sewage and its genome was sequenced because of its ability to lyse the...
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