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ArticleNature communications2024

High throughput platform technology for rapid target identification in personalized phage therapy.

Fereshteh Bayat, Arwa Hilal, Mathura Thirugnanasampanthar, Denise Tremblay, Carlos D M Filipe, Sylvain Moineau, Tohid F Didar, Zeinab Hosseinidoust

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Phage as a prospective arsenal against superbugs.Molecular biology reports · 2026
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  12. Gene co-occurrence and its association with phage infectivity in bacterial pangenomes.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2025
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  14. Micro- and Nano-Bots for Infection Control.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Fereshteh BayatSchool of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8868-1650
Arwa HilalSchool of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7903-0258
Mathura ThirugnanasampantharDepartment of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0009-0007-6236-153X
Denise TremblayDépartement de biochimie, de microbiologie et de bio-informatique, Faculté des sciences et de génie, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.
Carlos D M FilipeDepartment of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7410-3323
Sylvain MoineauDépartement de biochimie, de microbiologie et de bio-informatique, Faculté des sciences et de génie, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2832-5101
Tohid F DidarSchool of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. didar@mcmaster.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-8757-8002
Zeinab HosseinidoustSchool of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. doust@mcmaster.ca.ORCID 0000-0001-9261-7611

Funding

Canada Research Chairs (Chaires de recherche du Canada) CRC-2020-00096
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As bacteriophages continue to gain regulatory approval for personalized human therapy against antibiotic-resistant infections, there is a need for transformative technologies for rapid target identification through multiple, large, decentralized therapeutic phages biobanks. Here, we design a high throughput phage screening platform comprised of a portable library of individual shelf-stable, ready-to-use phages, in all-inclusive solid tablets. Each tablet encapsulates one phage along with luciferin and luciferase enzyme stabilized in a sugar matrix comprised of pullulan and trehalose capable of directly detecting phage-mediated adenosine triphosphate (ATP) release through ATP bioluminescence reaction upon bacterial cell burst. The tablet composition also enhances desiccation tolerance of all components, which should allow easier and cheaper international transportation of phages and as a result, increased accessibility to therapeutic phages. We demonstrate high throughput screening by identifying target phages for select multidrug-resistant clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella enterica, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus with targets identified within 30-120 min.

Indexed as

BacteriophagesEscherichia coliHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysPhage TherapyPrecision MedicineStaphylococcus aureusAdenosine TriphosphateDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialHumansPseudomonas aeruginosaSalmonella entericaAdenosine Triphosphate

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PMID38992046
PMCPMC11239838

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