Beyond antibiotics: Harnessing phage depolymerases to control multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

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  • Eloia Emanuelly Dias Silva Federal University of Sergipe, Northeast Biotechnology Network (RENORBIO), Av. Marcelo Déda Chagas, São Cristóvão, 49000-100 Sergipe, SE, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2895-4191
  • Deise Maria Rego Rodrigues Silva Federal University of Sergipe, Department of Pharmacy, Av. Marcelo Déda Chagas, São Cristóvão, 49000-100 Sergipe, SE, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8916-5271
  • Pedro Henrique Macedo Moura Federal University of Sergipe, Department of Pharmacy, Av. Marcelo Déda Chagas, São Cristóvão, 49000-100 Sergipe, SE, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5689-2090
  • Luana Ramony da Silva Lisboa Federal University of Sergipe, Department of Pharmacy, Av. Marcelo Déda Chagas, São Cristóvão, 49000-100 Sergipe, SE, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5394-6254
  • Allec Yuri Santos Martins Federal University of Sergipe, Department of Pharmacy, Av. Marcelo Déda Chagas, São Cristóvão, 49000-100 Sergipe, SE, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7929-7884
  • André Gustavo Carvalho de Oliveira Federal University of Sergipe, Department of Pharmacy, Av. Marcelo Déda Chagas, São Cristóvão, 49000-100 Sergipe, SE, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5949-9051
  • Marina dos Santos Barreto Federal University of Sergipe, Department of Pharmacy, Av. Marcelo Déda Chagas, São Cristóvão, 49000-100 Sergipe, SE, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4724-0688
  • Adriana Gibara Guimarães Federal University of Sergipe, Department of Pharmacy, Av. Marcelo Déda Chagas, São Cristóvão, 49000-100 Sergipe, SE, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1643-5642
  • Ronaldy Santana Santos University of São Paulo, Department of Immunology, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, São Paulo, 05508-900, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4928-7802
  • Lucas Alves da Mota Santana Federal University of Sergipe, Graduate Program in Dentistry, R. Cláudio Batista, Aracaju, 49060-108 Sergipe, SE, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8261-1504
  • Lysandro Pinto Borges Federal University of Sergipe, Department of Pharmacy, Av. Marcelo Déda Chagas, São Cristóvão, 49000-100 Sergipe, SE, Brazil. E-mail: lysandro.borges@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1721-1547

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2025-8950

Keywords:

Bacteriophages, depolymerases, tailspike protein, microbiology

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2025-11-14

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Dias Silva, E. E., Rego Rodrigues Silva, D. M., Macedo Moura, P. H., da Silva Lisboa, L. R., Santos Martins, A. Y., Carvalho de Oliveira, A. G., … Borges, L. P. (2025). Beyond antibiotics: Harnessing phage depolymerases to control multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. EXCLI Journal, 24, 1599–1601. https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2025-8950

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Vol. 24 (2025)

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Copyright (c) 2025 Eloia Emanuelly Dias Silva, Deise Maria Rego Rodrigues Silva, Pedro Henrique Macedo Moura, Luana Ramony da Silva Lisboa, Allec Yuri Santos Martins, André Gustavo Carvalho de Oliveira, Marina dos Santos Barreto, Adriana Gibara Guimarães, Ronaldy Santana Santos, Lucas Alves da Mota Santana, Lysandro Pinto Borges

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