Journal
PHARMACEUTICS
Volume 14, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14081591
Keywords
bacteriophage; Galleria mellonella; vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
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- American Cancer Society [131044-PF-18-191-01-LIB]
- NIH/NCI [P30CA016672]
- NCI [CA0166772]
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Phages specific to Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci were successfully isolated from sewage samples and found to be safe and effective in the Galleria mellonella model, making them potential agents for therapy against multidrug-resistant bacterial infections.
Phages are naturally occurring viruses that selectively kill bacterial species without disturbing the individual's normal flora, averting the collateral damage of antimicrobial usage. The safety and the effectiveness of phages have been mainly confirmed in the food industry as well as in animal models. In this study, we report on the successful isolation of phages specific to Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci, including Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) and Enterococcus faecalis from sewage samples, and demonstrate their efficacy and safety for VREfm infection in the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella model. No virulence-associated genes, antibiotic resistance genes or integrases were detected in the phages' genomes, rendering them safe to be used in an in vivo model. Phages may be considered as potential agents for therapy for bacterial infections secondary to multidrug-resistant organisms such as VREfm.
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