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ReviewFrontiers in antibiotics2026

Translational barriers to phage endolysin deployment for antimicrobial resistance control in Africa.

Anayochukwu Chibuike Ngene, Michael Ndubuisi Umeh, Maryjoy Chioma Ibeh, Ekene Samuel Odo, Chinedu Godspower Ohaegbu

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Review in Frontiers in antibiotics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Anayochukwu Chibuike NgeneDepartment of Microbiology, College of Natural Sciences, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria.
Michael Ndubuisi UmehDepartment of Microbiology, College of Natural Sciences, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria.
Maryjoy Chioma IbehDepartment of Plant Health Management, College of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria.
Ekene Samuel OdoDepartment of Microbiology, College of Natural Sciences, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria.
Chinedu Godspower OhaegbuDepartment of Microbiology, College of Natural Sciences, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a rapidly escalating threat to public health, food security, and environmental sustainability across Africa, where limited diagnostic capacity, unregulated antibiotic use, and weak pharmaceutical pipelines exacerbate treatment failures. Bacteriophage-derived endolysins have emerged globally as promising next-generation antimicrobials due to their rapid bacteriolytic activity, low resistance potential, and modular engineering flexibility. Despite significant advances in endolysin discovery, engineering, and clinical translation worldwide, their deployment in Africa remains negligible. This disparity raises a critical question:

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AMR policybiotechnology capacityenzybioticsphage-derived antimicrobialsphage therapytranslational research

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PMCPMC13111215

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