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SUBMITTER: Lai MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6332426 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lai Meng-Jiun MJ Liu Chih-Chin CC Jiang Shinn-Jong SJ Soo Po-Chi PC Tu Meng-Hsuan MH Lee Jen-Jyh JJ Chen Ying-Huei YH Chang Kai-Chih KC
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20151022 10
The high incidence of Mycobacterium infection, notably multidrug-resistant M. tuberculosis infection, has become a significant public health concern worldwide. In this study, we isolate and analyze a mycobacteriophage, BTCU-1, and a foundational study was performed to evaluate the antimycobacterial activity of BTCU-1 and its cloned lytic endolysins. Using Mycobacterium smegmatis as host, a mycobacteriophage, BTCU-1, was isolated from soil in eastern Taiwan. The electron microscopy images reveale ...[more]