Isolation and characterization of a novel Enterococcus faecalis bacteriophage φEF24C as a therapeutic candidate

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VRE) has become a significant threat in nosocomial settings. Bacteriophage (phage) therapy is frequently proposed as a potential alternative therapy for infections caused by this bacterium. To search for candidate therapeutic phages against Enterococcus fa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	FEMS microbiology letters 2008, Vol.278 (2), p.200-206
Hauptverfasser:	Uchiyama, Jumpei, Rashel, Mohammad, Maeda, Yoshihiro, Takemura, Iyo, Sugihara, Shigeyoshi, Akechi, Kazue, Muraoka, Asako, Wakiguchi, Hiroshi, Matsuzaki, Shigenobu
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amino acids Antibiotic resistance Bacteria Bacteriology bacteriophage bacteriophage therapy Biological and medical sciences Burst size Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA Enterococcus faecalis Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gene sequencing Genomes Genomic analysis Gram-positive bacteria Hospitals Host range Infections Latent period Microbiology Morphology Nosocomial infection Phages Prophylaxis Strains (organisms) Systematics Therapy Vancomycin Virions
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