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Armed Phages: A New Weapon in the Battle Against Antimicrobial Resistance
27 Jun 2025
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The increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections necessitates the exploration of alternative antimicrobial strategies, with phage therapy emerging as a viable option. However, the effectiveness of naturally occurring phages can be significantly limited by bacterial defense systems that include adsorption blocking, restriction–modification, CRISPR-Cas immunity, abortive infection, and...
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