Morphologically distinct Escherichia coli bacteriophages differ in their efficacy and ability to stimulate cytokine release in vitro

Morphologically distinct Escherichia coli bacteriophages differ in their efficacy and ability to stimulate cytokine release in vitro

Due to a global increase in the range and number of infections caused by multi-resistant bacteria, phage therapy is currently experiencing a resurgence of interest. However, there are a number of well-known concerns over the use of phages to treat bacterial infections. In order to address concerns o...

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Main Authors: Mohammadali eKhan Mirzaei, Yeneneh eHaileselassie, Marit eNavis, Callum eCooper, Eva eSverremark-Ekström, Anders S Nilsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Cytokines
immune response
pharmacokinetics
phage therapy
Multi-resistant bacteria
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00437/full

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