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Therapeutically useful mycobacteriophages BPs and Muddy require trehalose polyphleates
24 Aug 2023
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacteriophages show promise as therapeutic agents for non-tuberculous mycobacterium infections. However, little is known about phage recognition of Mycobacterium cell surfaces or mechanisms of phage resistance. We show here that trehalose polyphleates (TPPs)-high-molecular-weight, surface-exposed glycolipids found in some mycobacterial species-are required for infection of Mycobacterium abscessus and...
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