| Literature DB >> 27919889 |
Lili Zhang1, Lichang Sun1, Ruicheng Wei1, Qiang Gao1, Tao He1, Cunfa Xu2, Xianjin Liu1, Ran Wang3.
Abstract
Bacteriophages (phages) are known to effectively kill extracellular multiplying bacteria. The present study demonstrated that phages penetrated bovine mammary epithelial cells and cleared intracellular Staphylococcus aureus in a time-dependent manner. In particular, phage vB_SauM_JS25 reached the nucleus within 3 h postincubation. The phages had an endocytotic efficiency of 12%. This ability to kill intracellular host bacteria suggests the utility of phage-based therapies and may protect patients from recurrent infection and treatment failure.Entities:
Keywords: MAC-T cells; Staphylococcus aureus; bacteriophages
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Year: 2017 PMID: 27919889 PMCID: PMC5278684 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01990-16
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191