Staphylococcus epidermidis Bacteriophages from the Anterior Nares of Humans | Zendy

Vijay Aswani | Zendy; Denise M. Tremblay | Zendy; Sylvain Moineau | Zendy; Sanjay K. Shukla | Zendy

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Staphylococcus epidermidis Bacteriophages from the Anterior Nares of Humans

Author(s) -

Vijay Aswani,

Denise M. Tremblay,

Sylvain Moineau,

Sanjay K. Shukla

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

applied and environmental microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552

H-Index - 324

eISSN - 1070-6291

pISSN - 0099-2240

DOI - 10.1128/aem.05367-11

Subject(s) - anterior nares , lytic cycle , staphylococcus epidermidis , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , virulence , colonization , staphylococcus , micrococcaceae , bacteriophage , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , virology , escherichia coli , virus , genetics , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , gene

The role of virulent bacteriophages in staphylococcal colonization of the human anterior nares is not known. This report of lytic bacteriophages againstStaphylococcus epidermidis in the anterior nares of 5.5% of human subjects (n = 202) suggests their potential role in modulating staphylococcal colonization in this ecological niche.

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