Bacteriophage Therapy for Staphylococcus Aureus Infections: A Review of Animal Models, Treatments, and Clinical Trials

L Plumet, N Ahmad-Mansour… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a common and virulent human pathogen causing
several serious illnesses including skin abscesses, wound infections, endocarditis …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on phage therapy and phage-based drug development

L Cui, S Watanabe, K Miyanaga, K Kiga, T Sasahara… - Antibiotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Phage therapy, the use of bacteriophages (phages) to treat bacterial infections, is regaining
momentum as a promising weapon against the rising threat of multidrug-resistant (MDR) …

Therapeutically useful mycobacteriophages BPs and Muddy require trehalose polyphleates

KS Wetzel, M Illouz, L Abad, HG Aull, DA Russell… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Mycobacteriophages show promise as therapeutic agents for non-tuberculous
mycobacterium infections. However, little is known about phage recognition of …

ALA_PDT Promotes Ferroptosis-Like Death of Mycobacterium abscessus and Antibiotic Sterilization via Oxidative Stress

X Wang, M Wan, L Zhang, Y Dai, Y Hai, C Yue, J Xu… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mycobacterium abscessus is one of the common clinical non-tuberculous mycobacteria
(NTM) that can cause severe skin infection. 5-Aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy …

[HTML][HTML] Alternative therapies against Mycobacterium abscessus infections

I Palucci, G Delogu - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Mycobacterium abscessus (Mab) is considered as the most pathogenic
rapid-growing mycobacteria in humans, causing pulmonary and extra-pulmonary diseases …

Mycobacterium abscessus, a complex of three fast-growing subspecies sharing virulence traits with slow-growing mycobacteria

M Lagune, L Kremer, JL Herrmann - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Mycobacterium abscessus belongs to the largest group of mycobacteria, the
rapid-growing saprophytic mycobacteria, and is one of the most difficult-to-treat opportunistic …

Glycopeptidolipid glycosylation controls surface properties and pathogenicity in Mycobacterium abscessus

W Daher, LD Leclercq, MD Johansen, C Hamela… - Cell chemical …, 2022 - cell.com
Mycobacterium abscessus is an emerging and difficult-to-manage mycobacterial species
that exhibits smooth (S) or rough (R) morphotypes. Disruption of glycopeptidolipid (GPL) …

Modeling nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in zebrafish

MD Johansen, HP Spaink, SH Oehlers, L Kremer - Trends in Microbiology, 2024 - cell.com
The incidence of infections due to nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has increased
rapidly in recent years, surpassing tuberculosis in developed countries. Due to inherent …

Phage therapy could be key to conquering persistent bacterial lung infections in children

AM Sithu Shein, P Hongsing, A Khatib… - npj Antimicrobials and …, 2024 - nature.com
Persistent bacterial lung infections in children lead to significant morbidity and mortality due
to antibiotic resistance. In this paper, we describe how phage therapy has shown …

Mycobacteriophages in diagnosis and alternative treatment of mycobacterial infections

X Ouyang, X Li, J Song, H Wang, S Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Antimicrobial resistance is an increasing threat to human populations. The emergence of
multidrug-resistant “superbugs” in mycobacterial infections has further complicated the …