Obtaining a lytic bacteriophage suitable for use in phage therapy against Clostridioides difficile infection

Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of hospital-acquired and antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in the developed world. More effective countermeasures are required. Phage therapy, based on lytic bacteriophage, is a particularly attractive option. To date, however, all described C. difficile p...

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Main Author: Kerr, Sarah
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/73695/