Isolation and Characterization of Lytic Bacteriophages from Wastewater with Phage Therapy Potentials Against Gram-Negative Bacteria

Khorshidtalab M., Durukan İ., Tufekci E. F., Nas S. S., Abdurrahman M. A., Kılıç A. O.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, vol.54, no.2, pp.157-164, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 54 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2022.21010
  • Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.157-164
  • Keywords: Bacteriophages, multidrug resistance, Myoviridae, Podoviridae, Siphoviridae, ESCHERICHIA-COLI, RESOURCE
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The increase of multidrug resistance in bacteria has increased the efforts in search of alternative methods. The aim of the present study was to isolate and characterize the lytic phages and assess their lytic activity against a number of gram-negative bacteria.