Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis in mice: effects of topical bacteriophage KPP12 administration.

The therapeutic effects of bacteriophage (phage) KPP12 in Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis were investigated in mice. Morphological analysis showed that phage KPP12 is a member of the family Myoviridae, morphotype A1, and DNA sequence analysis revealed that phage KPP12 is similar to PB1-like viruses...

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Main Authors: Ken Fukuda, Waka Ishida, Jumpei Uchiyama, Mohammad Rashel, Shin-ichiro Kato, Tamae Morita, Asako Muraoka, Tamaki Sumi, Shigenobu Matsuzaki, Masanori Daibata, Atsuki Fukushima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3474789?pdf=render