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SUBMITTER: Tkachev PV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9030284 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tkachev Pavel V PV Pchelin Ivan M IM Azarov Daniil V DV Gorshkov Andrey N AN Shamova Olga V OV Dmitriev Alexander V AV Goncharov Artemiy E AE
Viruses 20220416 4
The rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance is of major concern globally. Among the most worrying pathogenic bacteria are vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Phage therapy is a highly promising method for controlling enterococcal infections. In this study, we described two virulent tailed bacteriophages possessing lytic activity against <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> and <i>E. faecium</i> isolates. The SSsP-1 bacteriophage belonged to the <i>Saphexavirus</i> genus of the <i>Siphoviridae</i> family, ...[more]