A Bacteriophage Cocktail Targeting Yersinia pestis Provides Strong Post-Exposure Protection in a Rat Pneumonic Plague Model
P. B. Kilgore, J. Sha, E. Hendrix, B. H. Neil, W. S. Lawrence, J. Peel, L. Hittle, J. Woolston, A. Sulakvelidze, J. Schwartz, A. K. Chopra
This paper evaluates a bacteriophage cocktail, YPP-401, for post-exposure protection against pneumonic plague in rats, showing ~88% protection when administered intranasally or intraperitoneally 18 hours post-exposure.
bioRxiv · Jan 17, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology