Phage Therapy and Antimicrobial Innovation
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Bacteriophages".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 88
Special Issue Editors
Interests: phage therapy; personalized bacteriophage therapy; clinical phage microbiology
Interests: photobiomodulation; wound healing; chronic wounds; synergistic strategies
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become one of the most pressing global health challenges of the 21st century, rendering many conventional antibiotics ineffective and threatening to reverse decades of medical progress. In this critical context, phage therapy—a century-old concept that utilizes bacteriophages, viruses that specifically target and kill bacteria—has regained significant attention as a potential solution. With the ability to precisely target pathogenic bacteria while sparing beneficial microbiota, phages offer a unique and promising approach to treating multidrug-resistant infections. Recent studies have demonstrated the efficacy of phage therapy in treating chronic infections and biofilm-associated diseases, highlighting its importance in the development of new antimicrobial strategies.
This Special Issue seeks to explore the resurgence of phage therapy and its role in the broader landscape of antimicrobial innovation. We invite submissions on topics such as the mechanisms of phage action, phage engineering, personalized phage therapy, biofilm disruption, and the clinical applications of phage treatments. We also welcome research that investigates the synergistic potential of phages when combined with antibiotics, immunotherapies, and other novel antimicrobial strategies.
Prof. Dr. Ronen Hazan
Dr. Lilach Gavish
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
- antimicrobial innovation
- phage therapy
- phage engineering
- synergistic strategies
- chronic infections
- biofilm
- clinical phage microbiology
- personalized medicine
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