279: A Road Map For Successful Phage Therapy
279: A Road Map For Successful Phage Therapy  
Podcast: This Week in Microbiology
Published On: Fri Jan 13 2023
Description: TWiM describes successful phage therapy against a mycobacterial lung infection, and how encapsulation of the cell wall protects S. pneumoniae from its major peptidoglycan hydrolase and host defenses. Become a patron of TWiM. Links for this episode: Phage therapy against M. abscessus lung infection (Cell) Encapsulation of the septal cell wall protects S. pneumoniae from host defenses (PLoS Path) Letters read on TWiM 279 Music used on TWiM is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your microbiology questions and comments to twim@microbe.tv