Phage Milagro: a platform for engineering a broad host range virulent phage for Burkholderia

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ABSTRACT The Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) causes life-threatening respiratory tract infections in persons with cystic fibrosis (CF). In CF patients, end-stage pulmonary disease often requires lung transplantation, and pre-transplant colonization with antibiotic-resistant Burkholderia is predictive of poor post-transplant outcomes. To address this issue, phage therapy has been proposed as a treatment for...

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