Novel antibacterial therapies are urgently required to tackle the increasing number of
multidrug‐resistant pathogens. Identification of new antimicrobial targets is critical to avoid …

Bacteriophages are ubiquitous viral predators that have primarily been studied using fast-
growing laboratory cultures of their bacterial hosts. However, microbial life in nature is …

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing is the cornerstone of antibiotic treatments. Yet, active
drugs are frequently unsuccessful in vivo and most clinical trials investigating antibiotics fail …

Bacteriophages are fierce viral predators with no regard for pathogenicity or antibiotic
resistance of their bacterial hosts,. Despite early recognition of their therapeutic potential …

Bacteriophages, the natural predators of bacteria, are incredibly potent candidates to
counteract antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However, the rapid development of phage …

Infectious diseases exist already for millennia and so does antimicrobial therapy. The past
100 years, major advances were accomplished into the fight against infectious diseases …

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van genoten om samen te sporten voor of na het werk☺. Ons avontuur op de Brusselse ring …

Antibiotic resistance represents one of the most pressing challenges in global health,
threatening to render many of our most potent antimicrobial agents ineffective and lead to a …