Characterization and genomic insights into bacteriophages Kpph1 and Kpph9 against hypervirulent carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Y Huang, Y Huang, Z Wu, Z Fan, F Zheng, Y Liu, X Xu - Virulence, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
The increasing incidence of infections attributed to hypervirulent carbapenem-resistant
Klebsiella pneumoniae (Hv-CRKp) is of considerable concern. Bacteriophages, also known …

Analysis of a new phage, KZag1, infecting biofilm of Klebsiella pneumoniae: genome sequence and characterization

E Saqr, MW Sadik, G El-Didamony, A Askora - BMC microbiology, 2024 - Springer
Background This study investigates the effectiveness of the bacteriophage KZag1 against
drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, aiming to assess its potential as a therapeutic agent …

Characterization of four virulent bacteriophages as potential therapeutics for clinical multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

S Unlu, A Uskudar-Guclu, S Yalcin, O Kurt-Azap… - Future …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: Bacteriophages are potential candidates for the treatment of multidrug-resistant
bacterial infections. We aimed to isolate and characterize phages effective against …

A novel Enterococcus faecalis bacteriophage Ef212: biological and genomic features

A Uskudar-Guclu, S Yalcin - International Microbiology, 2024 - Springer
This study aimed to isolate and characterize biological and genomic features of a phage
infecting Enterococcus faecalis. The phage was isolated from environmental water and …