φBO1E, a newly discovered lytic bacteriophage targeting carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae of the pandemic Clonal Group 258 clade II lineage

Abstract The pandemic dissemination of KPC carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-KP) represents a major public health problem, given their extensive multidrug resistance profiles and primary role in causing healthcare-associated infections. This phenomenon has largely been contributed b...

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Main Authors: Marco Maria D’Andrea, Pasquale Marmo, Lucia Henrici De Angelis, Mattia Palmieri, Nagaia Ciacci, Gustavo Di Lallo, Elisa Demattè, Elisa Vannuccini, Pietro Lupetti, Gian Maria Rossolini, Maria Cristina Thaller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02788-9