Origin of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance, and their impacts on drug development: A narrative review

G Muteeb, MT Rehman, M Shahwan, M Aatif - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antibiotics have revolutionized medicine, saving countless lives since their discovery in the
early 20th century. However, the origin of antibiotics is now overshadowed by the alarming …

Characterization and genome analysis of a broad lytic spectrum bacteriophage P479 against multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli

P Li, H Wang, M Li, W Qi, Z Qi, W Chen, Y Dong, Z Xu… - Virus Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The increase of multi-drug resistant and multi-serotypes of pathogenic Escherichia coli has
brought more severe challenge to control infection. Nowadays, bacteriophage is a promising …

Isolation and Phenotypic Characterization of Virulent Bacteriophages Against Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli and Its Phage-Resistant Variant from Sewage …

A Fikadu, S Amankwah, B Alemu, Y Alemu… - Infection and Drug …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The use of lytic bacteriophages for the control or elimination of pathogenic
multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria is the promising alternative. However, the emergence of …

Characterization and genomic study of EJP2, a novel jumbo phage targeting antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli

D Jo, H Kim, Y Lee, J Kim, S Ryu - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Escherichia coli has noticeably increased
in recent years worldwide and causes serious public health concerns. As alternatives to …

Bacteriophages Against Bacterial Infections in Poultry Systems: A Scientometric Review

HC Rodrigues, GV Sampaio, AC Bolsan, MC De Prá… - PHAGE, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Poultry production faces challenges from bacterial infections, aggravated by antibiotic
resistance, affecting bird welfare and the industry's economy. Bacteriophages show promise …

Coliphage cocktails for controlling antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli: emphasizing polyphage and multihost interactions at different levels of multiplicity of …

M Benala, M Vaiyapuri, K Raveendran… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aim This study elucidates the in-vitro bactericidal effectiveness of polyphage cocktail
combinations of 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 individual coliphages against a cocktail of 20 AMR …

[HTML][HTML] Development of phage cocktail for controlling colistin-resistant Escherichia coli harboring mcr-1 and its biofilm formation in retail raw chicken

H Shin, E Ahn, J Kim, S Ryu - LWT, 2024 - Elsevier
The rise and dissemination of colistin-resistant Escherichia coli harboring mcr-1 has become
a global health threat. Bacteriophage (Phage) has been considered as an alternative to …

Alhagi maurorum extract in combination with lytic phage cocktails: a promising therapeutic approach against biofilms of multi-drug resistant P. mirabilis

A Mirzaei, BN Esfahani, M Ghanadian… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant global threat to public health systems,
rendering antibiotics ineffective in treating infectious diseases. Combined use of bio …

Prevalence and Characterization of CRISPR Locus 2.1 Spacers in Escherichia coli Isolates Obtained from Feces of Animals and Humans

H Shin, Y Kim, T Unno, HG Hur - Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) has been studied as
an immune system in prokaryotes for the survival of bacteriophages. The CRISPR system in …

Diverse bacteriophages for biocontrol of ESBL-and AmpC-β-lactamase-producing E. coli

AR Vitt, AN Sørensen, MS Bojer, V Bortolaia… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Novel solutions are needed to reduce the risk of transmission of extended spectrum β-
lactamase (ESBL) and AmpC β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli (ESBL/AmpC E. coli) …