Isolation and Characterisation of Bacteriophage Selective for Key <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Capsule Chemotypes

• Main Authors: Rosesathorn Soontarach (Author), Potjanee Srimanote (Author), Mark C. Enright (Author), George Blundell-Hunter (Author), Matthew J. Dorman (Author), Nicholas R. Thomson (Author), Peter W. Taylor (Author), Supayang P. Voravuthikunchai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Nineteen bacteriophages against five main capsular types of multidrug-resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> were isolated from tertiary care hospital sewage. Eight representative phages from each capsular type were characterized and tested for their biological properties. The biologic...