Recent Advances in Phage-Based Therapeutics for Multi-Drug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

Y Tan, J Su, M Fu, H Zhang, H Zeng - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is an important opportunistic pathogen common in clinical
infections. Phage therapy become a hot research field worldwide again after the post …

Biological Control of Acinetobacter baumannii: In Vitro and In Vivo Activity, Limitations, and Combination Therapies

B Havenga, B Reyneke, M Waso-Reyneke, T Ndlovu… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The survival, proliferation, and epidemic spread of Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii)
in hospital settings is associated with several characteristics, including resistance to many …

Isolation of a bacteriophage targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa and exhibits a promising in vivo efficacy

A Abdelghafar, A El-Ganiny, G Shaker, M Askoura - AMB Express, 2023 - Springer
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important pathogen that causes serious infections. Bacterial
biofilms are highly resistant and render bacterial treatment very difficult, therefore …

RLP, a bacteriophage of the family Podoviridae, rescues mice from bacteremia caused by multi-drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

IA Alvi, M Asif, R Tabassum, R Aslam, Z Abbas… - Archives of …, 2020 - Springer
Antimicrobial resistance is a serious threat to public health around the globe. According to
the World Health Organization, there will be a return to the pre-penicillin era by 2050 if no …

A novel Saclayvirus Acinetobacter baumannii phage genomic analysis and effectiveness in preventing pneumonia

S Li, B Wei, L Xu, C Cong, B Murtaza, L Wang… - Applied Microbiology …, 2024 - Springer
Acinetobacter baumannii, which is resistant to multiple drugs, is an opportunistic pathogen
responsible for severe nosocomial infections. With no antibiotics available, phages have …

Characterization of Virulent T4-Like Acinetobacter baumannii Bacteriophages DLP1 and DLP2

DL Peters, CM Davis, G Harris, H Zhou, PN Rather… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The world is currently facing a global health crisis due to the rapid increase in antimicrobial-
resistant bacterial infections. One of the most concerning pathogens is Acinetobacter …

[HTML][HTML] A K-17 serotype specific Klebsiella phage JKP2 with biofilm reduction potential

M Asif, IA Alvi, M Waqas, A Basit, FA Raza, S Rehman - Virus Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Klebsiella pneumoniae is an opportunistic pathogen responsible for nearly one-third of all
Gram-negative infections. Increasing antibiotic resistance has pushed scientists to look for …

Characterization of Two New Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O103-Infecting Phages Isolated from an Organic Farm

Y Zhang, YT Liao, A Salvador, VM Lavenburg, VCH Wu - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O103 strains have been recently attributed to
various foodborne outbreaks in the United States. Due to the emergence of antibiotic …

Bacteriophage isolation, purification, and characterization techniques against ubiquitous opportunistic pathogens

DL Peters, G Harris, CM Davis, JJ Dennis… - Current …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Healthcare‐associated infection with “ESKAPE” pathogens (Enterococcus faecium,
Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas …

A single dose of a virulent bacteriophage vB PaeP-SaPL, rescues bacteremic mice infected with multi drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

IA Alvi, M Asif, S ur Rehman - Virus Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Multidrug resistant bacterial infections are difficult to treat and contribute to high morbidity
and mortality. The phage vB PaeP-SaPL was isolated from a sewage drain (Lahore …