Open AccessIsolation of a novel phage and targeting biofilms of drug-resistant oral enterococci
Author(s) -
Sonia Bhonchal Bhardwaj,
Manjula Mehta,
Shaveta Sood,
Jyoti Sharma
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/jgid.jgid_110_19
Subject(s) - biofilm , microbiology and biotechnology , phage therapy , enterococcus faecalis , siphoviridae , bacteriophage , biology , bacteria , isolation (microbiology) , staphylococcus aureus , escherichia coli , genetics , biochemistry , gene
Enterococci are now recognized as the second most cause of nosocomial infections worldwide. The emergence of multidrug-resistant strains in the organism has given rise to alternative strategies such as phage therapy. In this study, an Enterococcus faecalis infecting phage was isolated and its efficiency against biofilms formed by drug-resistant enterococci obtained from chronic periodontitis was evaluated.