The Preclinical and Clinical Progress of Bacteriophages and Their Lytic Enzymes: The Parts are Easier than the Whole

The therapeutic potential of phages has been considered since their first identification more than a century ago. The evident concept of using a natural predator to treat bacterial infections has, however, since then been challenged considerably. Initially, the vast success of antibiotics almost eli...

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Main Authors: Karim Abdelkader, Hans Gerstmans, Amal Saafan, Tarek Dishisha, Yves Briers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/2/96