Abstract
Bacteriophages or bacteria infecting viruses are genetically diverse. Due to the emergence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, lytic bacteriophages are gaining enormous attention for treating superbug infections. Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the eight most significant nosocomial pathogens and is addressed as a critical priority pathogen by WHO, requiring alternative treatment options. We reported two highly lytic bacteriophages, Klebsiella phage Kpn BM7 and the novel Klebsiella phage Kpn BU9, isolated from hospital wastewater and exhibiting lytic activity against different clinical isolates. Whole-genome analysis revealed that phages BM7 and BU9 belong to class Caudoviricetes. Phage BM7, with a genome length of 170,558 bp, is a member of the genus Marfavirus and the species Marfavirus F48. While phage BU9, with a genome length of 60,450 bp, remains unclassified. Neither phage harbors any lysogenic, toxin, or antimicrobial resistance genes. Both phages can steadily survive up to 40 °C and at pH 5–7. The optimal MOI was 0.1 for BM7 and 1 for BU9, with short latent periods of 10 and 25 min and burst sizes of 85 PFU/cell and 12 PFU/cell, respectively. This is the first carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae targeting lytic phages to be reported from Bangladesh. This study suggests that BM7 and BU9 are potential candidates for targeting carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae.
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