Engineered reporter phages for rapid detection of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., and Enterococcus spp. in urine
S. Meile, J. Du, S. Staubli, S. Grossmann, H. Koliwer-Brandl, P. Piffaretti, L. Leitner, C. I. Matter, J. Baggenstos, L. Hunold, S. Milek, C. Guebeli, M. Kozomara-Hocke, V. Neumeier, A. Botteon, , S. Kilcher
This study develops a rapid phage-based diagnostic assay to detect E. coli, Klebsiella spp., and Enterococcus spp. in urine with high sensitivity and specificity within 5 hours.
bioRxiv · Nov 23, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology