Flagellotropic Bacteriophages: Opportunities and Challenges for Antimicrobial Applications.

ABSTRACT: Bacteriophages (phages) are the most abundant biological entities in the biosphere. As viruses that solely infect bacteria, phages have myriad healthcare and agricultural applications including phage therapy and antibacterial treatments in the foodservice industry. Phage therapy has been explored since the turn of the twentieth century but was no longer prioritized following the invention of antibiotics. As we approach a post-antibiotic society, phage therapy research has experienced a significant resurgence for the use of phages against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a growing concern in modern medicine. Phages are extraordinarily diverse, as are their host receptor targets. Flagellotropic (flagellum-dependent) phages begin their infection cycle by attaching to the flagellum of their moti

SUBMITTER: Esteves NC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9266447 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature