Predicting bacteriophage hosts based on sequences of annotated receptor-binding proteins

Abstract Nowadays, bacteriophages are increasingly considered as an alternative treatment for a variety of bacterial infections in cases where classical antibiotics have become ineffective. However, characterizing the host specificity of phages remains a labor- and time-intensive process. In order t...

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Main Authors: Dimitri Boeckaerts, Michiel Stock, Bjorn Criel, Hans Gerstmans, Bernard De Baets, Yves Briers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81063-4

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