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Bacteriophage therapy against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections

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posted on 2021-05-05, 04:10 authored by FERNANDO LAUTARO GORDILLO ALTAMIRANO
Bacteriophage therapy is the clinical use of viruses called bacteriophages, capable of killing bacteria, to treat patients suffering from bacterial infections. This thesis developed a bacteriophage therapy strategy against one of the most dangerous and hard-to-treat bacteria responsible for hospital-acquired infections.

History

Campus location

Australia

Principal supervisor

Jeremy Barr

Additional supervisor 1

Trevor Lithgow

Additional supervisor 2

Anton Peleg

Year of Award

2021

Department, School or Centre

Biological Sciences

Course

Doctor of Philosophy

Degree Type

DOCTORATE

Faculty

Faculty of Science