总之，phi027 bacteriophage在C. difficile的生理和毒力中扮演了关键角色。 通过去除prophage，研究人员揭示了其在孢子形成、adhesion和毒素产生中的重要作用。 这些结果为C. difficile的流行病学研究和治疗策略的开发提供了重要的科学依据。

Bacteriophage Treatment Rescues Mice Infected with Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258. mBio , 2021; 12 (1) DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00034-21 Cite This Page : ...

More information: Jessica S. Little et al, Bacteriophage treatment of disseminated cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection, Nature Communications (2022).DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29689-4 ...

Students work with mycobacteriophages. Also called “bacteriophages,” or simply “phages,” they are types of viruses that destroy bacteria cells by infecting them and reproducing inside them. Selected ...