[HTML][HTML] Structural and functional features of a broad-spectrum prophage-encoded enzybiotic from Enterococcus faecium

GE Premetis, A Stathi, AC Papageorgiou… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria have become a growing threat to public health. The gram-
positive Enterococcus faecium is classified by WHO as a high-priority pathogen among the …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of Enterococcus faecalis Phage IME-EF1 and Its Endolysin

W Zhang, Z Mi, X Yin, H Fan, X An, Z Zhang, J Chen… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Enterococcus faecalis is increasingly becoming an important nosocomial infection
opportunistic pathogen. E. faecalis can easily obtain drug resistance, making it difficult to be …

[HTML][HTML] Metagenomic analysis of hot spring soil for mining a novel thermostable enzybiotic

PD Pantiora, ND Georgakis, GE Premetis… - Applied Microbiology …, 2024 - Springer
The misuse and overuse of antibiotics have contributed to a rapid emergence of antibiotic-
resistant bacterial pathogens. This global health threat underlines the urgent need for …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization and Engineering Studies of a New Endolysin from the Propionibacterium acnes Bacteriophage PAC1 for the Development of a Broad …

C Varotsou, GE Premetis, NE Labrou - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria has risen rapidly, leading to a great
threat to global public health. A promising solution to this problem is the exploitation of …

Engineered phage enzymes against drug-resistant pathogens: a review on advances and applications

M Hassannia, M Naderifar, S Salamy… - Bioprocess and …, 2024 - Springer
In recent decades, the expansion of multi and extensively drug-resistant (MDR and XDR)
bacteria has reached an alarming rate, causing serious health concerns. Infections caused …

[HTML][HTML] Discovering the potentials of four phage endolysins to combat gram-negative infections

DV Vasina, NP Antonova, IV Grigoriev… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Endolysin-based therapeutics are promising antibacterial agents and can successfully
supplement the existing antibacterial drugs array. It is specifically important in the case of …

Engineering of chimeric enzymes with expanded tolerance to ionic strength

P Mitkowski, E Jagielska, I Sabała - Microbiology Spectrum, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antimicrobial resistance poses a significant global threat, reaching dangerously high levels
as reported by the World Health Organization. The emergence and rapid spread of new …

[HTML][HTML] The Structure and Function of Biomaterial Endolysin EFm1 from E. faecalis Phage

X Zhou, X Zeng, L Wang, Y Zheng, G Zhang, W Cheng - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The endolysin EFm1 from the E. faecalis 002 (002) phage IME-EF1 efficiently lyses E.
faecalis, a gram-positive bacterium that severely threatens human health. Here, the structure …

Antimicrobial activity of a chimeric enzybiotic towards Staphylococcus aureus

S Manoharadas, A Witte, U Bläsi - Journal of biotechnology, 2009 - Elsevier
Phage lytic enzymes (enzybiotics) have gained attention as prospective tools to eradicate
Gram-positive pathogens resistant to antibiotics. Attempts to purify the P16 endolysin of …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of Enterococcus faecium bacteriophage IME-EFm5 and its endolysin LysEFm5

P Gong, M Cheng, X Li, H Jiang, C Yu, N Kahaer, J Li… - Virology, 2016 - Elsevier
Due to the worldwide prevalence of antibiotic resistant strains, phages therapy has been
revitalized recently. In this study, an Enterococcus faecium phage named IME-EFm5 was …