ReviewWorld journal of microbiology & biotechnology2014
Natural solution to antibiotic resistance: bacteriophages 'The Living Drugs'.
Review in World journal of microbiology & biotechnology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.
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- The Rising Threat of Antibiotic Resistance in Poultry: Veterinary and One Health Perspectives.Veterinary sciences · 2025Review
- Antibiotics and Opportunities of Their Alternatives in Pig Production: Mechanisms Through Modulating Intestinal Microbiota on Intestinal Health and Growth.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Phage treatment of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in humans, animals, and plants: The current status and future prospects.Infectious medicine · 2025Review
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- Phage-based biocontrol ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Cutibacterium acnes bacteriophage therapy: exploring a new frontier in acne vulgaris treatment.Archives of dermatological research · 2024Review
- Beyond Antibiotics: Exploring the Potential of Bacteriophages and Phage Therapy.PHAGE (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2024Review
- The potential use of bacteriophages as antibacterial agents in dental infection.Virology journal · 2024Review
- Characterization and Genomic Analyses of dsDNA Vibriophage vB_VpaM_XM1, Representing a New Viral Family.Marine drugs · 2024Article
- MappingMicroorganisms · 2024Article
- Mechanism of antibacterial resistance, strategies and next-generation antimicrobials to contain antimicrobial resistance: a review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
- InvestigatingFrontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Antibiotics have been a panacea in animal husbandry as well as in human therapy for decades. The huge amount of antibiotics used to induce the growth and protect the health of farm animals has lead to the evolution of bacteria that are resistant to the drug's effects. Today, many researchers are working with bacteriophages (phages) as an alternative to antibiotics in the control of pathogens for human therapy as well as prevention, biocontrol, and therapy in animal agriculture. Phage therapy and biocontrol have yet to fulfill their promise or potential, largely due to several key obstacles to their performance. Several suggestions are shared in order to point a direction for overcoming common obstacles in applied phage technology. The key to successful use of phages in modern scientific, farm, food processing and clinical applications is to understand the common obstacles as well as best practices and to develop answers that work in harmony with nature.
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