Targeted antimicrobial photodynamic therapy of biofilm-embedded and intracellular staphylococci with a phage endolysins cell binding domain

Antimicrobial resistance is among the biggest threats to mankind today. There are two alternative antimicrobial therapies that may help to control multidrug-resistant bacteria. In phage therapy, natural antagonists of bacteria, lytic phages, are harnessed to fight pathogens. In antimicrobial photody...

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Main Author: Bispo, Mafalda (author)
Other Authors: Santos, Sílvio Roberto Branco (author), Melo, Luís Daniel Rodrigues (author), Azeredo, Joana (author), Dijl, Jan Maarten van (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2022
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/76693
Country:Portugal
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