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Recommended Readings: Vincent A. Fischetti PhD Nov 23, 2009
Monday Lecture
Using What Phage have Learned to Kill Gram-positive Bacteria
Vincent A. Fischetti PhD
Professor
Laboratory of Bacterial Pathogenesis and Immunology
Rockefeller University
Nov. 23, 2009
Welch Hall, Level Two
Recommended Readings:
O’Flaherty S, Ross RP, Coffey A . 2009. Bacteriophage and their lysins for elimination of infectious bacteria. FEMS MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS 33(4):801-819
Frias MJ, Melo-Cristino J, Ramirez M. 2009. The Autolysin LytA Contributes to Efficient Bacteriophage Progeny Release in Streptococcus pneumoniae. JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY 191(17):5428-5440
Fischetti VA. 2008. Bacteriophage lysins as effective antibacterials. CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY 11(5):393-400
Raz A, Fischetti VA. 2008. Sortase A localizes to distinct foci on the Streptococcus pyogenes membrane. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 105(47):18549-18554
Celia LK, Nelson D, Kerr DE. 2008. Characterization of a bacteriophage lysin (Ply700) from Streptococcus uberis. VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY 130(1-2):107-117 Request this article from Markus Library
Fischetti VA. 2007. Harnessing the host response for antiinfective therapy. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS 29(Supple 2):S97-S97 Request this article from Markus Library.
Rotem S, Radzishevsky I, Inouye RT, et al. 2006. Identification of antimicrobial peptide regions derived from genomic sequences of phage lysins. PEPTIDES 27(1):18-26 Request this article from Markus Library.
Cheng Q, Nelson D, Zhu SW, Fischetti VA. 2005. Removal of group B streptococci colonizing the vagina and oropharynx of mice with a bacteriophage, lytic enzyme. ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY 49(1):111-117
Jado I, Lopez R, Garcia E, et al. 2003. Phage lytic enzymes as therapy for antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in a murine sepsis model. JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY 52(6):967-973
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