Genomic and functional characterization of six novel phages targeting multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli: promising candidates for clinical phage therapy
Six novel lytic bacteriophages from hospital wastewater that specifically infect MDR E. coli clinical isolates exhibited strictly lytic lifestyles, and genomic analysis confirmed the absence of lysogeny, virulence, or antibiotic-resistance genes, making them promising candidates for phage cocktail therapy.