1st German Phage Symposium-Conference Report

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...

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Published in:Viruses 2018-03, Vol.10 (4), p.158
Main Authors: Huber, Irene, Potapova, Katerina, Kuhn, Andreas, Schmidt, Herbert, Hinrichs, Jörg, Rohde, Christine, Beyer, Wolfgang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Antigens
antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Bacteria
bacteriophage
Binding sites
co-evolution
Conference Report
CRISPR
Genes
Genetic engineering
Genomes
Germany
horizontal gene transfer
industrial phage application
Infections
Multidrug resistance
phage
phage therapy
Phages
Proteins
Taxonomy
Viruses
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1999-4915
1999-4915
DOI:10.3390/v10040158