Characterization of <i>Yersinia pestis</i> Phage Lytic Activity in Human Whole Blood for the Selection of Efficient Therapeutic Phages

The global increase in multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogenic bacteria has led to growing interest in bacteriophage (“phage”) therapy. Therapeutic phages are usually selected based on their ability to infect and lyse target bacteria, using in vitro assays. In these assays, phage infection is determine...

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Main Authors: Sarit Moses, Yaron Vagima, Avital Tidhar, Moshe Aftalion, Emanuelle Mamroud, Shahar Rotem, Ida Steinberger-Levy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/1/89