Article
Isolation and characterization of bacteriophages that infect <i>Citrobacter rodentium</i> , a model pathogen for investigating human intestinal diseases
2018-01-15
Abstract excerpt
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is a major etiology for diarrheal diseases among children. Antibiotics, when used appropriately, are effective; however, their overuse and misuse has led to the rise of antibiotic resistance worldwide. Thus, there are renewed efforts into the development of phage therapy. Due to the drawbacks of EPEC in vivo models, a surrogate is the mouse-restricted gut pathgoen Citrob...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 05614649-3b40-5964-abd8-add0617b81ed
- DOI
- 10.1101/248153
