What's in a Name? An Overview of the Proliferating Nomenclature in the Field of Phage Lysins.

ABSTRACT: In the last few years, the volume of research produced on phage lysins has grown spectacularly due to the interest in using them as alternative antimicrobials. As a result, a plethora of naming customs has sprouted among the different research groups devoted to them. While the naming diversity accounts for the vitality of the topic, on too many occasions it also creates some confusion and lack of comparability between different works. This article aims at clarifying the ambiguities found among names referring to phage lysins. We do so by tackling the naming customs historically, framing their original adoption, and employing a semantic classification to facilitate their discussion. We propose a periodization of phage lysin research that begins at the discovery era, in the early 20th centur

SUBMITTER: Vazquez R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10417350 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature