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Harnessing the Diversity of Burkholderia spp. Prophages for Therapeutic Potential

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العنوان: Harnessing the Diversity of Burkholderia spp. Prophages for Therapeutic Potential
المؤلفون: Hayley R. Nordstrom, Marissa P. Griffith, Vatsala Rangachar Srinivasa, Nathan R. Wallace, Anna Li, Vaughn S. Cooper, Ryan K. Shields, Daria Van Tyne
المصدر: Cells, Vol 13, Iss 5, p 428 (2024)
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG, 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Cytology
مصطلحات موضوعية: Burkholderia, prophage, antibiotic resistance, phage therapy, Cytology, QH573-671
الوصف: Burkholderia spp. are often resistant to antibiotics, and infections with these organisms are difficult to treat. A potential alternative treatment for Burkholderia spp. infections is bacteriophage (phage) therapy; however, it can be difficult to locate phages that target these bacteria. Prophages incorporated into the bacterial genome have been identified within Burkholderia spp. and may represent a source of useful phages for therapy. Here, we investigate whether prophages within Burkholderia spp. clinical isolates can kill conspecific and heterospecific isolates. Thirty-two Burkholderia spp. isolates were induced for prophage release, and harvested phages were tested for lytic activity against the same 32 isolates. Temperate phages were passaged and their host ranges were determined, resulting in four unique phages of prophage origin that showed different ranges of lytic activity. We also analyzed the prophage content of 35 Burkholderia spp. clinical isolate genomes and identified several prophages present in the genomes of multiple isolates of the same species. Finally, we observed that Burkholdera cenocepacia isolates were more phage-susceptible than Burkholderia multivorans isolates. Overall, our findings suggest that prophages present within Burkholderia spp. genomes are a potentially useful starting point for the isolation and development of novel phages for use in phage therapy.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2073-4409
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/5/428; https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4409
DOI: 10.3390/cells13050428
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/c38c4ce019a5471282e9c9c65ce9ac9c
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.38c4ce019a5471282e9c9c65ce9ac9c
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:20734409
DOI:10.3390/cells13050428