Municipal Wastewater in Ottawa, Canada contains a reservoir of bacteriophages with clinically relevant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Hosts
The recent rise of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in health care and environmental settings has been detrimental to the feasibility of antibiotic treatments for patients and agricultural applications. Along with this escalating issue, a resurgence of bacteriophage research has occurred, and phage therapy is proving to be a powerful case-specific alternative. However, a centralized source of…
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