Phage-based biocontrol of Porphyromonas gingivalis through indirect targeting.
Chuncheng WuJumpei FujikiJacques MathieuCory SchwarzCarolyn CornellPedro J J AlvarezPublished in: Applied and environmental microbiology (2024)
significantly reduced abundance of the target pathogen by >99%, decreased the total biofilm biomass by >44%, and suppressed its production of cytotoxic metabolic byproducts. Thus, this research extends the scope of phage-based biocontrol for public health protection.