Determinants of Phage Host Range in Staphylococcus Species

• Abraham G. Moller ^[1] ; Jodi A. Lindsay ^[2] ; Timothy D. Read ^[1]
  1. [1] Emory University

     Emory University

     Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] University of London

     University of London

     Reino Unido

     
• Localización: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, ISSN 0099-2240, Vol. 85, Nº 11, 2019
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Bacteria in the genus Staphylococcus are important targets for phage therapy due to their prevalence as pathogens and increasing antibiotic resistance. Here we review Staphylococcus outer surface features and specific phage resistance mechanisms that define the host range, the set of strains that an individual phage can potentially infect.