Bacteriophages: Vectors of or weapons against the transmission of antibiotic resistance genes in hospital wastewater systems?

X Shuai, Z Zhou, X Ba, Y Lin, Z Lin, Z Liu, X Yu, J Zhou… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial resistance poses a serious threat to human health and is responsible for the
death of millions of people annually. Hospital wastewater is an important hotspot for …

Characterization and comprehensive genome analysis of novel bacteriophage, vB_Kpn_ZCKp20p, with lytic and anti-biofilm potential against clinical multidrug …

BM Zaki, NA Fahmy, RK Aziz, R Samir… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The rise of infections by antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens is alarming.
Among these, Klebsiella pneumoniae is a leading cause of death by hospital-acquired …

Newly isolated phages preying on Pseudomonas syringae pv. garcae: In vitro and ex vivo inactivation studies in coffee plant leafs

EC Silva, LMR Rodrigues, MMDC Vila… - Enzyme and Microbial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Coffee canker, or bacterial halo blight (BHB) of coffee, is a disease caused by the
phytopathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. garcae (Psg), having been found for …

The Lytic Activity of Bacteriophage ZCSE9 against Salmonella enterica and Its Synergistic Effects with Kanamycin

AS Abdelsattar, MA Eita, ZK Hammouda, SM Gouda… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Salmonella, the causative agent of several diseases in humans and animals, including
salmonellosis, septicemia, typhoid fever, and fowl typhoid, poses a serious threat to global …

A phage cocktail to control surface colonization by proteus mirabilis in catheter-associated urinary tract infections

A Mirzaei, J Wagemans, B Nasr Esfahani… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Proteus mirabilis is a biofilm-forming bacterium and one of the most common causes of
catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). The rapid spread of multidrug-resistant …

Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Two Novel Lytic Bacteriophages for the Biocontrol of Escherichia coli in Uterine Infections: In Vitro and Ex Vivo Preliminary …

VM Balcão, BG Belline, EC Silva, PFFB Almeida… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
E. coli is one of the etiological agents responsible for pyometra in female dogs, with
conventional treatment involving ovariohysterectomy. Here, we report the isolation and full …

Newly Isolated Virulent Salmophages for Biocontrol of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella in Ready-to-Eat Plant-Based Food

M Wójcicki, O Świder, P Średnicka… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to irrational antibiotic stewardship, an increase in the incidence of multidrug resistance
of bacteria has been observed recently. Therefore, the search for new therapeutic methods …

Potential of a newly isolated lytic bacteriophage to control Pseudomonas coronafaciens pv. garcae in coffee plants: molecular characterization with in vitro and ex vivo …

LC Mota, EC Silva, CA Quinde, B Cieza, A Basu… - Enzyme and Microbial …, 2025 - Elsevier
Traditionally, control of coffee plant bacterial halo blight (BHB) caused by the phytopathogen
Pseudomonas coronafaciens pv. garcae (Pcg) involves frequent spraying of coffee …

An Edible Biopolymeric Microcapsular Wrapping Integrating Lytic Bacteriophage Particles for Salmonella enterica: Potential for Integration into Poultry Feed

AO Pereira, NMA Barros, BR Guerrero, SC Emencheta… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
This research work aimed at developing an edible biopolymeric microcapsular wrapping
(EBMW) integrating lytic bacteriophage particles for Salmonella enterica, with potential …

High activity and specificity of bacteriophage cocktails against carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae belonging to the high-risk clones CG258 and ST307

S Tellez-Carrasquilla, L Salazar-Ospina… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The widespread clinical and environmental dissemination of successful clones
of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) represents a serious global public …