屎肠球菌
溶解循环
生物
噬菌体疗法
微生物学
毒力
噬菌体
肠球菌
抗生素
抗生素耐药性
病毒学
病毒
大肠杆菌
遗传学
基因
作者
Sophio Rigvava,Ia Kusradze,Irina Tchgkonia,Natia Karumidze,T Dvalidze,Marina Goderdzishvili
出处
期刊:Virus Research
[Elsevier]
日期:2022-01-01
卷期号:307: 198599-198599
被引量:3
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.virusres.2021.198599
摘要
Enterococcus spp. is a common commensal microorganism, however, some strains can cause opportunistic infections in humans. Treatment of Enterococcus faecium-related endocarditis, urinary and genital tract infections, meningitis, septicemia, and even neonatal sepsis is often complicated by antibiotic resistance. The spread of multi-resistant bacterial strains has renewed interest in phage therapy, which has many advantages: Its advantages include a much lower frequency of resistance development compared to antibiotics and strict specificity, which allows affecting of only their target microbes without disturbing necessary microbiome. We isolated and characterized a virulent bacteriophage which is active against Enterococcus faecium clinical strains. The phage, which was designated as vB_GEC_EfS_9 was studied in terms of its growth pattern and adsorption rate, as well as its host range. The whole genome of the phage was sequenced and analyzed. Obtained results indicate that phage vB_GEC_EfS_9 is a virulent phage which has a very good potential for therapeutic use against strains of E. faecium.
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