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. 2017 Aug 6;8(3):162–173. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v8.i3.162

Table 2.

Recently published findings on phage lytic enzymes

Lytic enzyme Model Target pathogens Result summary Ref.
Phage-derived lysins ABgp46 In vitro MDR Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Salmonella typhimurium Cross-inoculation significantly reduced bacterial density [64]
PlyF307 Murine MDR A. baumannii i.p. treatment rescued mice from lethal bacteremia [65]
Cpl-1 Murine Streptococcus pneumoniae i.p. treatment rescued mice from lethal pneumonia [66]
Cocktail of 6 distinct lysins In vitro and murine in vivo MRSA Effective against biofilms in vitro and protected mice from lethal sepsis [67]
PlyCD In vitro and ex vivo Clostridium difficile Reduced C. difficile colonization [68]
PlySs2 Murine Streptococcus pyogenes and MRSA i.p. treatment reduced mortality from lethal bacteremia [69]
PlyG In vitro Bacillus anthracis Eliminated B. anthracis spores and vegetative cells [71]
Bioengineered chimeric lysins CHAPK In vitro MRSA Eliminated MRSA and dispersed biofilms [72]
ClyH Murine MRSA Treatment rescued mice from bacteremia [73]
Cpl-711 Murine S. pneumoniae Treatment rescued mice from bacteremia [74]
Ply187 Murine Staphylococcus aureus Prevented bacterial endophthalmitis [75]
Artilysins Nematode gut P. aeruginosa Decolonized P. aeruginosa from gut [76]
Human keratinocytes A. baumannii Protected cells from bacterial challenge [76]
Lysin and antibiotic combination therapy CF-301 Murine MRSA Lysin treatment was most effective when combined with vancomycin or daptomycin [77]
MR-10 Murine Burn wound infection Lysin treatment was most effective when combined with minocycline [78]

MDR: Multi-drug-resistant; i.p.: Intraperitoneal injection; MRSA: Methicillin-resistant S. aureus.