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Bacteriophage LM33_P1, a fast-acting weapon against the pandemic ST131-O25b:H4 Escherichia coli clonal complex.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Nov 2016
Dufour Nicolas, Clermont Olivier, La Combe Béatrice, Messika Jonathan, Dion Sara, Khanna Varun, Denamur Erick, Ricard Jean-Damien, Debarbieux Laurent
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OBJECTIVES: Amongst the highly diverse Escherichia coli population, the ST131-O25b:H4 clonal complex is particularly worrisome as it is associated with a high level of antibiotic resistance. The lack of new antibiotics, the worldwide continuous increase of infections caused by MDR bacteria and the need for narrow-spectrum antimicrobial agents have revived interest in phage therapy. In this article, we describe a...
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