Application of bacteriophages

Rustam Aminov; Jonathan Caplin; Nina Chanishvili; Aidan Coffey; Ian Cooper; Daniel De Vos; Jiri Doskar; Ville-Petri Friman; D Ipek Kurtboke; Roman Pantucek; Jean-Paul Pirnay; Gregory Resch; Christine Rohde; Wilbert Sybesma; Johannes Wittmann

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Application of bacteriophages

Rustam Aminov, Jonathan Caplin, Nina Chanishvili, Aidan Coffey, Ian Cooper, Daniel De Vos, Jiri Doskar, Ville-Petri Friman, D Ipek Kurtboke, Roman Pantucek, …

Microbiology Australia, Vol.38(2), pp.63-66

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/MA17029

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Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Microbiology

The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and decrease in the discovery rate of novel antibiotics takes mankind back to the 'pre-antibiotic era' and search for alternative treatments. Bacteriophages have been one of promising alternative agents which can be utilised for medicinal and biological control purposes in agriculture and related fields. The idea to treat bacterial infections with phages came out of the pioneering work of Félix d'Hérelle but this was overshadowed by the success of antibiotics. Recent renewed interest in phage therapy is dictated by its advantages most importantly by their specificity against the bacterial targets. This prevents complications such as antibiotic-induced dysbiosis and secondary infections. This article is compiled by the participants of the Expert Round Table conference 'Bacteriophages as tools for therapy, prophylaxis and diagnostics' (19-21 October 2015) at the Eliava Institute of Bacteriophage, Microbiology and Virology, Tbilisi, Georgia. The first paper from the Round Table was published in the Biotechnology Journal1. This In Focus article expands from this paper and includes recent developments reported since then by the Expert Round Table participants, including the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol for the applications of bacteriophages.

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Title: Application of bacteriophages
Authors: Rustam Aminov (Author) - University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Jonathan Caplin (Author) - University of Brighton, United Kingdom
Nina Chanishvili (Author) - Eliava Institute of Bacteriophage, United States
Aidan Coffey (Author) - Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland
Ian Cooper (Author) - University of Brighton, United Kingdom
Daniel De Vos (Author) - Queen Astrid Military Hospital, Belgium
Jiri Doskar (Author) - Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Ville-Petri Friman (Author) - University of York, United Kingdom
D Ipek Kurtboke (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Roman Pantucek (Author) - Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Jean-Paul Pirnay (Author) - Laboratory for Molecular and Cellular Technology, Belgium
Gregory Resch (Author) - University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Christine Rohde (Author) - Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Germany
Wilbert Sybesma (Author) - Nestec Ltd, Switzerland
Johannes Wittmann (Author) - Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Germany
Publication details: Microbiology Australia, Vol.38(2), pp.63-66
Publisher: C S I R O Publishing
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1071/MA17029
ISSN: 1324-4272
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; GeneCology Research Centre - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450456802621
Output Type: Journal article

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