Pseudolysogeny-mediated evolutionary trade-offs favor phage therapy by limiting antibiotic resistance and virulence in Cutibacterium acnes
Abigail Trejo-Hernández, Alberto Checa, Raul Quijada-Ibarra, Patricia Sepulveda-Gutierrez, Susana Soto, Andrés Andrade-Domínguez
This study shows pseudolysogenic phages reduce C. acnes abundance and acne lesions without resistance, by limiting antibiotic resistance and virulence.
Scientific Reports · Feb 22, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology