Selection and characterization of a candidate therapeutic bacteriophage that lyses the Escherichia coli 0104: H4 strain from the 2011 outbrak in Germany

Maia Meribishvili, D. De Vos, Gilbert Verbeken, Andrew Kropinski, D. Vandenheuvel, R. Lavigne, P. Wattiau, J. Mast, Catherine Ragimbeau, Joel Mossong, Jacques Scheres, N. Chanishvili, M Vaneechoutte, Jean-Paul Pirnay, Queen Astrid Mil Hosp (Redacteur), Lab Mol (Redacteur), Cellular Technol (Redacteur), [No Value] Brussels (Redacteur), [No Value] Belgium (Redacteur)

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In 2011, a novel strain of O104:H4 Escherichia coli caused a serious outbreak of foodborne hemolytic uremic syndrome and bloody diarrhea in Germany. Antibiotics were of questionable use and 54 deaths occurred. Candidate therapeutic bacteriophages that efficiently lyse the E. coli O104:H4 outbreak strain could be selected rather easily from a phage bank or isolated from the environment. It is argued that phage therapy should be more considered as a potential armament against the growing threat of (resistant) bacterial infections.
Originele taal-2English
TijdschriftPLoS ONE
Volume12
Nummer van het tijdschrift7
StatusPublished - dec 1970

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Queen Astrid Mil Hosp, Lab Mol & Cellular Technol, Brussels, Belgium.

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