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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2020

The Israeli Phage Bank (IPB).

Ortal Yerushalmy, Leron Khalifa, Naama Gold, Chani Rakov, Sivan Alkalay-Oren, Karen Adler, Shira Ben-Porat, Reut Kraitman, Niv Gronovich, Kerem Shulamit Ginat and 4 more

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Ortal YerushalmyInstitute of Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Leron KhalifaInstitute of Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Naama GoldInstitute of Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Chani RakovInstitute of Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Sivan Alkalay-OrenInstitute of Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Karen AdlerInstitute of Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Shira Ben-PoratInstitute of Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Reut KraitmanInstitute of Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Niv GronovichAlpha Program, Future Scientists Center for the Advancement of the Gifted and Talented, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel.
Kerem Shulamit GinatAlpha Program, Future Scientists Center for the Advancement of the Gifted and Talented, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel.
Mohanad AbdalrhmanHadassah Medical Center, Department of Infectious Diseases, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Shunit Coppenhagen-GlazerInstitute of Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Ran Nir-PazHadassah Medical Center, Department of Infectious Diseases, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Ronen HazanInstitute of Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.ORCID 0000-0001-9967-730X

Funding

Israel Science Foundation ISF_540_2017Rosetrees Trust A2232United States - Israel Binational Science Foundation 2017123
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A key element in phage therapy is the establishment of large phage collections, termed herein "banks", where many well-characterized phages, ready to be used in the clinic, are stored. These phage banks serve for both research and clinical purposes. Phage banks are also a key element in clinical phage microbiology, the prior treatment matching of phages and antibiotics to specific bacterial targets. A worldwide network of phage banks can promote a phage-based solution for any isolated bacteria. Herein, we describe the Israeli Phage Bank (IPB) established in the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, which currently has over 300 phages matching 16 bacteria, mainly pathogens. The phage bank is constantly isolating new phages and developing methods for phage isolation and characterization. The information on the phages and bacteria stored in the bank is available online.

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bacteriophageIBPphage bankphage databasephage therapy

Identifiers

PMID32455557
PMCPMC7277922

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