Isolation, characterization, and alginate hydrogel delivery of a Klebsiella aerogenes bacteriophage and its impact on biofilm degradation
Istiaque Zaeem, Shakhinur Islam Mondal, Raphael Kabir Niloy, Nurnabi Azad Jewel, Mohiminur Rahman Mahin, Rita Bhatta, Daniyal Karim, Mohimenul Haque Rolin, Mohsina Khatoon, Arzuba Akter · 2026
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Description
Istiaque Zaeem and co-authors isolate in 2026 a virus that hunts a drug-proof wound germ and pack it in a gel for slow release. The germ, Klebsiella aerogenes, shrugs off many antibiotics and builds slime films that block wound healing. The team fished a killer phage for it from the wild and read its full gene set.
The phage carried no harm or drug-resistance genes and stood firm across body-like heat and acid ranges. It cut mature slime film mass by three fifths. Set in an alginate gel, it leaked out steadily and stayed active for two weeks. The authors pitch gel phage care for chronic wounds that drugs can no longer clear.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Istiaque Zaeem, Shakhinur Islam Mondal, Raphael Kabir Niloy, Nurnabi Azad Jewel, Mohiminur Rahman Mahin, Rita Bhatta, Daniyal Karim, Mohimenul Haque Rolin, Mohsina Khatoon, Arzuba Akter |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 76 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |