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Live-Cell Imaging of the Life Cycle of Bacterial Predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus using Time-Lapse Fluorescence Microscopy
Published on: May 8, 2020
Expanding therapeutic potential of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus against multidrug-resistant pathogens
Camila Maurmann de Souza1, Osmel Fleitas Martínez2, Harry Morales Duque2
1S-Inova Biotech, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Campo Grande CEP 79.117-900, Brazil.
Abstract:
Novel treatments toward Gram-negative bacteria are urgently needed to prevent even higher mortality levels associated with resistant bacterial infections. Predatory bacteria have been studied as a new type of treatment against pathogenic bacteria, including resistant species. However, because of limitations related to eradication efficacy, combination therapy using predatory bacteria with other agents has also been tested. Here, we discuss recent advances in the use of predatory bacteria to treat infections and propose novel combinatory strategies with antivirulence compounds.
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