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ArticleExploration (Beijing, China)2025

Synthetic Biology-Based Engineering Living Therapeutics for Antimicrobial Application.

Shun Huang, Shuihao Zhao, Haijie Zhao, Mingzhang Wen, Zhong Guo

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Article in Exploration (Beijing, China), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Polysaccharide-Based Encapsulation of Microbes for Enhanced Microbial Therapy.Polymer science & technology (Washington, D.C.) · 2026
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  7. Mechanobiological Dynamics-Inspired Mechanomodulatory Biomaterials.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Shun HuangKey Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education Guangdong Zhuhai-Macao Joint Biotech Laboratory Faculty of Arts and Sciences Beijing Normal University Zhuhai China.
Shuihao ZhaoKey Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education Guangdong Zhuhai-Macao Joint Biotech Laboratory Faculty of Arts and Sciences Beijing Normal University Zhuhai China.
Haijie ZhaoDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Basel Basel Switzerland.
Mingzhang WenFrontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education) Tianjin University Tianjin China.
Zhong GuoKey Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education Guangdong Zhuhai-Macao Joint Biotech Laboratory Faculty of Arts and Sciences Beijing Normal University Zhuhai China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4443-9360

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is currently a pressing issue of antimicrobial resistance, with numerous pathogenic superbugs continually emerging, posing significant threats to both human health and the economy. However, the development of new antibiotics has not kept up in pace with the development of microbial resistance, necessitating the exploration of more effective approaches to combat microbes. Synthetic biology offers a novel paradigm by employing selective screening and assembling diverse biological components to redesign biological systems that can specifically target and eliminate microbes. In particular, engineering living therapeutics enables the detection and precise eradication of pathogenic microorganisms in a controlled means. This review provides an overview of recent advancements in engineering living therapeutics using synthetic biology for antibacterial treatment. It focuses on modifying bacteriophages, microbes, and mammalian cells through engineering approaches for antibacterial therapy. The advantages of each approach are delineated along with potential challenges they may encounter. Finally, a prospective outlook is presented highlighting the potential impact and future prospects of this innovative antimicrobial strategy.

Indexed as

antimicrobial therapyengineering living therapeuticssynthetic biology

Identifiers

PMID40873635
PMCPMC12380062

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