Development of <em>Staphylococcus</em> Enzybiotics: The Ph28 Gene of <em>Staphylococcus epidermidis</em> Phage PH15 Is a Two-Domain Endolysin

Development of <em>Staphylococcus</em> Enzybiotics: The Ph28 Gene of <em>Staphylococcus epidermidis</em> Phage PH15 Is a Two-Domain Endolysin

Given the worldwide increase in antibiotic resistant bacteria, bacteriophage derived endolysins represent a very promising new alternative class of antibacterials in the fight against infectious diseases. Endolysins are able to degrade the prokaryotic cell wall, and therefore have potential to be ex...

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Main Authors: Magdy Mohamed Muharram, Ashraf Tawfik Abulhamd, Mohammed F. Aldawsari, Mohamed Hamed Alqarni, Nikolaos E. Labrou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
Endolysin
bacteriophage lysins
enzybiotics
multidrug-resistant
<i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/9/4/148

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