Characterization of a new Staphylococcus aureus Kayvirus harboring a lysin active against biofilms

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most relevant opportunistic pathogens involved in many biofilm-associated diseases, and is a major cause of nosocomial infections, mainly due to the increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant strains. Consequently, alternative methods to eradicate the pathogen a...

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Main Author: Melo, Luís Daniel Rodrigues (author)
Other Authors: Brandão, Ana Catarina (author), Akturk, Ergun (author), Santos, Sílvio B. (author), Azeredo, Joana (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
Kayvirus
bacteriophage
endolysins
biofilms
Endolysin
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/54417
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/54417

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/54417

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