Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40291807›Full record

ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2025

Characterization of the novel cross-genus phage vB_SmaS_QH3 and evaluation of its antibacterial efficacy against

Peng Cheng, Zian Li, Lanmin Liu, Ruizhe Li, Jianwu Zhou, Xiaoqin Luo, Xiaoming Mu, Jingwei Sun, Jideng Ma, Xiangren A

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Isolation and characterisation of a novel Stenotrophomonas maltophilia phage vB_SmaS_BCU-1 with evaluation of mammalian cell safety.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
    Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
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

10 authors.

Peng ChengQinghai University, School of Clinical Medicine, Xining, China.
Zian LiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, China.
Lanmin LiuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, China.
Ruizhe LiQinghai University, School of Clinical Medicine, Xining, China.
Jianwu ZhouDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, China.
Xiaoqin LuoQinghai University, School of Clinical Medicine, Xining, China.
Xiaoming MuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, China.
Jingwei SunDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, China.
Jideng MaQinghai University, School of Clinical Medicine, Xining, China.
Xiangren ADepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Bacteriophages, which are natural bacterial predators, demonstrate potential as safe and effective biological control agents against drug-resistant infections. This study aims to characterize the biological properties of the novel lytic phage vB_SmaS_QH3 and comprehensively evaluate its efficacy in preventing and controlling clinically multidrug resistance Methods: The phage was isolated from hospital sewage using the multidrug resistant Results: A lytic phage vB_SmaS_QH3 was isolated from hospital sewage. TEM revealed that it belongs to the class Caudoviricetes, featuring an icosahedral head (62 ± 3 nm) and a non-contractile long tail (121 ± 5 nm). Although the phage has a narrow host range, it exhibits cross-genus infectivity, lysing Conclusion: vB_SmaS_QH3 is a narrow host range lytic phage with a safe genome and excellent stability. It exhibits significant antibacterial activity both

Indexed as

Galleria mellonellagenomic analysisphagephage therapyStenotrophomonas maltophilia

Identifiers

PMID40291807
PMCPMC12023781

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.