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ReviewAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Endolysin, a Promising Solution against Antimicrobial Resistance.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Weixiao Wang, Qingqing Sun, Junaid Ali Shah, Chao Li, Yanmei Sun, Yuanrui Li, Bailing Zhang, Wei Chen, Shiwei Wang

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In one paragraph

Review in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 126 papers.

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126citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

126 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Recombinant Expression and Activity Analysis of aCurrent issues in molecular biology · 2026
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  6. Phage-Derived Endolysins TargetingAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  7. Enhancing the Antibacterial Activity of Endolysin againstJournal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2026
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  14. Characterization of Endolysin LysG77YL fromJournal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2026
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66 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Mujeeb Ur RahmanKey Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
Weixiao WangClinical Research Center, The Second Hospital of Nanjing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210003, China.
Qingqing SunKey Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
Junaid Ali ShahCollege of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
Chao LiKey Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6493-6981
Yanmei SunKey Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
Yuanrui LiKey Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
Bailing ZhangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China.
Wei ChenClinical Research Center, The Second Hospital of Nanjing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210003, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1526-4677
Shiwei WangKey Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8890-9080

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 31770152, 81701973, 32170114, and 31400094
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global crisis for human public health which threatens the effective prevention and control of ever-increasing infectious diseases. The advent of pandrug-resistant bacteria makes most, if not all, available antibiotics invalid. Meanwhile, the pipeline of novel antibiotics development stagnates, which prompts scientists and pharmacists to develop unconventional antimicrobials. Bacteriophage-derived endolysins are cell wall hydrolases which could hydrolyze the peptidoglycan layer from within and outside of bacterial pathogens. With high specificity, rapid action, high efficiency, and low risk of resistance development, endolysins are believed to be among the best alternative therapeutic agents to treat multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria. As of now, endolysins have been applied to diverse aspects. In this review, we comprehensively introduce the structures and activities of endolysins and summarize the latest application progress of recombinant endolysins in the fields of medical treatment, pathogen diagnosis, food safety, and agriculture.

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antimicrobial resistancebiofilmendolysinfood safetypathogen detection

Identifiers

PMID34827215
PMCPMC8614784

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