Exploiting the Anti-Biofilm Effect of the Engineered Phage Endolysin PM-477 to Disrupt In Vitro Single- and Dual-Species Biofilms of Vaginal Pathogens Associated with Bacterial Vaginosis

• Main Authors: Joana Castro (Author), Lúcia G. V. Sousa (Author), Ângela França (Author), Lenka Podpera Tisakova (Author), Lorenzo Corsini (Author), Nuno Cerca (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most frequent vaginal infection in women of reproductive age. It is caused by the overgrowth of anaerobic vaginal pathogens, such as <i>Gardnerella vaginalis</i>, <i>Fannyhessea vaginae</i>, and <i>Prevotella bivia</i>, which are va...