Current status of endolysin-based treatments against Gram-negative bacteria

MTP Gontijo, GP Jorge, M Brocchi - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria is a public health concern.
Bacteriophages and bacteriophage-derived lytic enzymes have been studied in response to …

Encapsulation in alginate-polymers improves stability and allows controlled release of the UFV-AREG1 bacteriophage

LS Batalha, MTP Gontijo… - Food Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
The bacteriophage UFV-AREG1 was used as a model organism to evaluate the
encapsulation via extrusion using different hydrocolloids. Pure alginate [0.75%, 1.0%, 1.5 …

Basic guidelines for bacteriophage isolation and characterization

S Samir - Recent Patents on Biotechnology, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
The world is on the cusp of a post-antibiotic period. A century ago, before the advent of
antibiotics, bacteriophage therapy was the treatment of choice for bacterial infections …

What the Phage: a scalable workflow for the identification and analysis of phage sequences

M Marquet, M Hölzer, MW Pletz, A Viehweger… - …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Phages are among the most abundant and diverse biological entities on earth. Phage
prediction from sequence data is a crucial first step to understanding their impact on the …

[HTML][HTML] Bacteriophages that infect Gram-negative bacteria as source of signal-arrest-release motif lysins

MTP Gontijo, PMP Vidigal, MES Lopez… - Research in microbiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative
bacteria is challenging, a potential solution for which is the use of bacteriophage-derived …

[HTML][HTML] The bacteriophage decides own tracks: When they are with or against the bacteria

S Makky, A Dawoud, A Safwat, AS Abdelsattar… - Current research in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bacteriophages, bacteria-infecting viruses, are considered by many researchers a promising
solution for antimicrobial resistance. On the other hand, some phages have shown …

Genomic analysis and characterization of lytic bacteriophages that target antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

TS Sada, DH Alemayehu, KM Tafese, TS Tessema - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The emergence of antibiotic resistance in E. coli strains has sparked a fervent investigation
of alternative therapies, such as the use of lytic bacteriophages. Phage genome sequence …

Isolation, Characterization, and Comparative Genomic Analysis of Bacteriophage Ec_MI-02 from Pigeon Feces Infecting Escherichia coli O157:H7

MI Sultan-Alolama, A Amin, R Vijayan… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The most significant serotype of Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli that causes foodborne
illnesses is Escherichia coli O157: H7. Elimination of E. coli O157: H7 during food …

Whole genome sequence analysis and characterization of lytic bacteriophages against antimicrobial-resistant diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from …

TS Sada, DH Alemayehu, KM Tafese, TS Tessema - 2024 - researchsquare.com
The emergence of antibiotic resistance in E. coli strains has sparked a fervent investigation
of alternative therapies such as the use of lytic bacteriophages. Phage whole genome …

[PDF][PDF] What the Phage: a scalable workflow for the identification and analysis of phage sequences

C Brandt - db-thueringen.de
Phages are among the most abundant and diverse biological entities on earth. Phage
prediction from sequence data is a crucial first step to understanding their impact on the …