P. Domingo-Calap

The paper isolates and characterizes phages targeting Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates, showing that specific phage hunting is more effective than broad-spectrum approaches for infection control.

The paper shows how bacterial capsule traits influence phage susceptibility and plasmid conjugation efficiency, with implications for horizontal gene transfer and population dynamics.

The paper identifies genetic factors determining host tropism in Klebsiella phages by testing phage-host interactions and analyzing capsule diversity and depolymerase sequences.