Characterization and formulation into solid dosage forms of a novel bacteriophage lytic against Klebsiella oxytoca.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To isolate and characterize bacteriophage lytic for the opportunistic pathogen Klebsiella oxytoca and their formulation into a range of solid dosage forms for in-vitro testing.

Methods and results

We report the isolation, genomic and functional characterization of a novel bacteriophage lytic for Klebsiella oxytoca, which does not infect the closely related Klebsiella pneumoniae. This bacteriophage was formulated into suppositories and troches and shown to be released and lyse underlying Klebsiella oxytoca bacteria in an in-vitro model. These bacteriophage formulations were stable for at least 49 days at 4°C.

Conclusions

The successful in-vitro assay of these formulations here suggests that they could potentially be tested in-vivo to determine whether such a therap

SUBMITTER: Brown TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5560551 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature