MicrobiologybioRxiv
Phage activity against Staphylococcus aureus is impaired in plasma and synovial fluid.
M. Mutti, D. Saez Moreno, M. Restrepo-Cordoba…·L. Corsini
This study shows that anti-Staphylococcus aureus phages are highly inhibited in plasma and synovial fluid due to clot formation, which prevents bacterial lysis.
DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-45405-8