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DOI: 10.24075/vrgmu.2018.002

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Альтернативы антибиотикам: литические ферменты бактериофагов и фаговая терапия

П. А. Назаров
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Научно-исследовательский институт физико-химической биологии им. А. Н. Белозерского,
Московский государственный университет им. М. В. Ломоносова, Москва, Россия

Для корреспонденции: Назаров Павел Александрович
ул. Наримановская, д. 22, к. 3, кв 294, г. Москва, 117997; moc.liamg@apvorazan

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Финансирование: работа выполнена при поддержке Российского научного фонда (грант 14-50-00029).

Благодарности: автор благодарит сотрудников лаборатории биофизики мембран, отдела биоэнергетики НИИ ФХБ им. А. Н. Белозекрского МГУ, лаборатории молекулярной биоинженерии ИБХ им. М. М. Шемякина и Ю. А. Овчинникова РАН и лаборатории генетики бактериофагов НИИ вакцин и сывороток им. И. И. Мечникова за обсуждения некоторых аспектов использования бактериофагов, фаголизинов и антибактериальной фотодинамической терапии.

Статья получена: 23.01.2018 Статья принята к печати: 28.01.2018 Опубликовано online: 05.03.2018
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