ArticleInfection and drug resistance2025
Efficacy of Phage Cocktails Against Biofilms Formed by Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria.
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- A Lytic Bacteriophage Cocktail Attenuates Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae-Acinetobacter baumannii Mixed-Species Biofilms and Reshapes Transcriptional Responses.Microbial biotechnology · 2026Article
- Detection to Disruption: A Comprehensive Review of Bacterial Biofilms and Therapeutic Advances.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Phage therapy for multidrug-resistant pulmonary infections: bridging precision matching, lung delivery, host immunity, and clinical translation.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Review
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Abstract
Aim: The rapid spread of multidrug-resistant strains of Methods: Two cocktails of 14 bacteriophages (nine Klebsiella phages and five Pseudomonas phages) were used to control biofilms formed by XDR (Extensively Drug-Resistant) strains of Results: The results demonstrated that bacteriophage cocktails could effectively degrade biofilms of Conclusion: The experimental results indicate the effectiveness of phage cocktails in reducing biofilm biomass and bacterial viability. Given the ability of phages to degrade biofilms, phage therapy may become a promising adjunct to standard treatment methods for infections caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens.
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