Yuanzhao Shen1, Lichang Sun1, Jun Li1

  • 1Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of Ministry of Science and Technology, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China.

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まとめ

エンジニアリングされたバクテリオファージ(ファージ)は、細菌病原体を検出し、感染症を診断するための高度なバイオイメージング能力を提供する。臨床応用のためには、特異性と生体適合性における課題を克服するためのさらなる研究が必要である。

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