A Transducing Bacteriophage Infecting Staphylococcus epidermidis Contributes to the Expansion of aNovel Siphovirus Genus and Implies Genus is Inappropriate for Phage Therapy
T. Andrews, J. S. Hoyer, K. Ficken, P. D. Fey, S. Duffy, J. Boyd
The paper reports a novel siphovirus phage infecting Staphylococcus epidermidis that can transduce antibiotic resistance, suggesting the genus is unsuitable for phage therapy.
bioRxiv · Oct 13, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology