Bacteriophage trigger antiviral immunity and prevent clearance of bacterial infection

Phage subverts immune response Pseudomonas aeruginosa ( Pa ) is a multidrug-resistant Gramnegative bacterium commonly found in health care settings. Pa infections frequently result in considerable morbidity and mortality. Sweere et al. found that a type of temperate filamentous bacteriophage that infects and integrates into Pa is associated with chronic human wound infections. Likewise, wounds in mice colonized with phage-infected Pa were more...