Monoderm bacteria possess a cell envelope made of a cytoplasmic membrane and a cell
wall, whereas diderm bacteria have and extra lipid layer, the outer membrane, covering the …

Peptidoglycan degrading enzymes are of increasing interest as antibacterial agents,
especially against multi-drug resistant pathogens. Herein we present a review about the …

Lytic enzymes encoded by bacteriophages have been intensively explored as alternative
agents for combating bacterial pathogens in different contexts. The antibacterial character of …

The emergence of plasmid-mediated tigecycline-resistant strains is posing a serious threat
to food safety and human health, which has attracted worldwide attention. The tigecycline …

Bacteriophage endolysins degrade the bacterial cell wall and are therefore considered
promising antimicrobial alternatives to fight pathogens resistant to conventional antibiotics …

A novel bacteriophage vB_SauS_SA2 (hereafter designated SA2) that infects
Staphylococcus aureus was isolated. At a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 0.1, phage SA2 …

In the era of antibiotic resistance, phage therapy is gaining attention for the treatment of
pathogenic organisms such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The selection of phages for …

Bacillus anthracis is a potent biowarfare agent, able to be highly lethal. The bacteria dwell in
the soil of certain regions, as natural flora. Bacteriophages or their lytic enzymes, endolysins …

Developing effective bacterial autolytic systems for fast release of intracellular bioproducts
could simplify purification procedures and help with the high throughput screening of mutant …

Bacteriophages (phages) and other viruses are extremely efficient in packing their genetic
information, with several described cases of overlapping genes encoded in different open …