Targeting Enterococcus faecalis Biofilms with Phage Therapy
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Targeting Enterococcus faecalis biofilms with phage therapy.
Phage therapy has been proven to be more effective, in some cases, than conventional antibiotics, especially regarding multidrug-resistant biofilm infections. The objective here was to isolate an anti-Enterococcus faecalis bacteriophage and to evaluate its efficacy against planktonic and biofilm cultures. E. faecalis is an important pathogen found in many infections, including endocarditis and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.00096-15