
Therapeutically useful mycobacteriophages BPs and Muddy require trehalose polyphleates
Proposed roles of Pks, PapA3, FadD23, MmpL10 and PE in the synthesis and transport of TPPs and DAT Mycobacteriophages show promise as therapeutic agents for non-tuberculous mycobacterium infections. However, little is known about phage recognition of Mycobacterium cell surfaces or mechanisms of phage resistance. A new study, led by Graham F. Hatfull from the University of Pittsburgh…