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Phages & Antibiotic Resistance: Are the Most Abundant Entities on Earth Ready for a Comeback?
1 May 2018
Abstract excerpt
Bacteriophages, which lost out to antibiotic therapy in the past, may be poised to make a comeback. Once discarded because of their narrow activity spectrum, it can now be viewed as a major advantage that these intracellular, self-replicating entities can exert their killing effect with minimal damage to the commensal microbiome. In eastern Europe, phages continue to be used both prophylactically and...
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