Phage Digestion of a Bacterial Capsule Imparts Resistance to Two Antibiotic Agents

Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria, replicating and multiplying using host resources. For specific infections, bacteriophages have developed extraordinary proteins for recognizing and degrading their host. Inspired by the remarkable development of viral proteins, we used the tail fiber...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Hung Luo, Ya-Han Hsu, Wen-Jui Wu, Kai-Chih Chang, Chen-Sheng Yeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/4/794