The Specific Capsule Depolymerase of Phage PMK34 Sensitizes <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> to Serum Killing

• Principais autores: Karim Abdelkader (Autor), Diana Gutiérrez (Autor), Agnieszka Latka (Autor), Dimitri Boeckaerts (Autor), Zuzanna Drulis-Kawa (Autor), Bjorn Criel (Autor), Hans Gerstmans (Autor), Amal Safaan (Autor), Ahmed S. Khairalla (Autor), Yasser Gaber (Autor), Tarek Dishisha (Autor), Yves Briers (Autor)
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• Publicado em: MDPI AG, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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The rising antimicrobial resistance is particularly alarming for <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>, calling for the discovery and evaluation of alternatives to treat <i>A. baumannii</i> infections. Some bacteriophages produce a structural protein that depolymerizes capsular exop...