1st German Phage Symposium—Conference Report

Viruses

卷:10

Andreas Kuhn¹  Herbert Schmidt¹  Katerina Potapova¹  Wolfgang Beyer¹  Irene Huber¹  Jörg Hinrichs¹  Christine Rohde² 

[1] Hohenheim Research Center for Health Sciences, University of Hohenheim, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany;

[2] Leibniz-Institute DSMZ—German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany;

关键词: bacteriophage;    phage;    horizontal gene transfer;    co-evolution;    phage therapy;    industrial phage application;    antimicrobial resistance (AMR);    Germany;   

DOI  :  10.3390/v10040158

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In Germany, phage research and application can be traced back to the beginning of the 20th century. However, with the triumphal march of antibiotics around the world, the significance of bacteriophages faded in most countries, and respective research mainly focused on fundamental questions and niche applications. After a century, we pay tribute to the overuse of antibiotics that led to multidrug resistance and calls for new strategies to combat pathogenic microbes. Against this background, bacteriophages came into the spotlight of researchers and practitioners again resulting in a fast growing “phage community”. In October 2017, part of this community met at the 1st German Phage Symposium to share their knowledge and experiences. The participants discussed open questions and challenges related to phage therapy and the application of phages in general. This report summarizes the presentations given, highlights the main points of the round table discussion and concludes with an outlook for the different aspects of phage application.

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