Identification of Genes Encoding Receptors for Six Pseudomonas aeruginosa Phages

摘要

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the main pathogens of nosocomial infection, due to the ever increasing occurrence of multidrug resistant clinical isolates, there is an urgent need for development of new types of antimicrobial agents [1]. Phages can specifically lyse host bacterial cells, and can be used as alternatives to antibiotics. Phage therapy has been practiced in the control of P. aeruginosa infection for 50 years, and some animal experiments have confirmed the effectiveness of the relevant phage therapies [2-5].