Bacteriophage compositions for treating
The present disclosure relates to bacteriophages and compositions capable of infecting and killing Pseudomonas , and use of the same for treating Pseudomonas , e.g. Pseudomonas aeruginosa , bacterial infections.
1 . A method of treating a bacterial infection comprising administering a composition comprising a bacteriophage comprising a polynucleotide sequence with at least 94% identity to SEQ ID NO: 6.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises at least one additional bacteriophage.
3 . The method of claim 1 , the composition comprising two or more bacteriophages, wherein the composition further comprises at least one bacteriophage comprising a polynucleotide sequence with at least 97% identity to SEQ ID NO: 1, a polynucleotide sequence with at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO: 3, or a polynucleotide sequence with at least 94% identity to SEQ ID NO: 4.
4 . The method of claim 1 , the composition comprising three or more bacteriophages, wherein the composition further comprises at least two bacteriophages comprising a polynucleotide sequence with at least 97% identity to SEQ ID NO: 1, a polynucleotide sequence with at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO: 3, or a polynucleotide sequence with at least 94% identity to SEQ ID NO: 4.
5 . The method of claim 1 , the composition further comprising a bacteriophage comprising a polynucleotide sequence with at least 97% identity to SEQ ID NO: 1, a bacteriophage comprising a polynucleotide sequence with at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO: 3, and a bacteriophage comprising a polynucleotide sequence with at least 94% identity to SEQ ID NO: 4.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the bacteriophage comprises a polynucleotide sequence with at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:6.
7 . The method of claim 6 wherein the bacteriophage comprises a polynucleotide sequence with at least 96% sequence identity SEQ ID NO:6.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the bacteriophage comprises a polynucleotide sequence with at least 97% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:6.
9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the bacteriophage comprises a polynucleotide sequence with at least 98% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:6.
10 . A method of treating a bacterial infection comprising administering a composition comprising two or more bacteriophages comprising a first bacteriophage comprising a polynucleotide sequence with at least 94% identity to SEQ ID NO: 6, and one or more additional bacteriophages comprising a polynucleotide sequence with at least 90% identity to SEQ ID NO: 1, a polynucleotide sequence with at least 90% identity to SEQ ID NO: 3, a polynucleotide sequence with at least 90% identity to SEQ ID NO: 4, or a polynucleotide sequence with at least 90% identity to SEQ ID NO: 18.
11 . The method of claim 10 , comprising administering a composition comprising two or more bacteriophages comprising a first bacteriophage comprising a polynucleotide sequence with at least 94% identity to SEQ ID NO: 6, and one or more additional bacteriophages comprising a polynucleotide sequence with at least 99% identity to SEQ ID NO: 1, a polynucleotide sequence with at least 98% identity to SEQ ID NO: 3, a polynucleotide sequence with at least 90% identity to SEQ ID NO: 4, or a polynucleotide sequence with at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO: 20.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises one or more additional bacteriophage comprising a polynucleotide sequence having at least 90% identity to a polynucleotide sequence selected from: SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 21, and/or SEQ ID NO: 22.
13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition's target bacteria range is broader than the cumulative range of the individual bacteriophage in the composition, and wherein the target bacteria range is broadened within the bacterial species that the bacteriophage is able to infect.
14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the one or more additional bacteriophage comprises a polynucleotide sequence with at least a 90% identity to SEQ ID NO: 7, a polynucleotide with at least a 93% identity to SEQ ID NO: 8, a polynucleotide sequence with at least 93% identity to SEQ ID NO: 9, a polynucleotide sequence with at least 89% identity to SEQ ID NO: 10, a polynucleotide sequence with at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO: 11, a polynucleotide sequence with at least 91% identity to SEQ ID NO: 12, a polynucleotide sequence with at least 92% identity to SEQ ID NO: 13, a polynucleotide sequence with at least 96% identity to SEQ ID NO: 14 a polynucleotide sequence with at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO: 15, a polynucleotide sequence with at least 90% identity to SEQ ID NO: 16, a polynucleotide sequence with at least 92% identity to SEQ ID NO: 17, a polynucleotide sequence with at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO: 18, a polynucleotide sequence with at least 96% identity to SEQ ID NO: 19, a polynucleotide sequence with at least 96% identity to SEQ ID NO: 20, a polynucleotide sequence with at least 96% identity to SEQ ID NO: 21, or a polynucleotide sequence with at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO: 22.
15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the bacteriophage is resistant to sputum inactivation.
16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the bacterial infection comprises a pulmonary infection, and/or rhinosinusitis.
17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the bacterial infection in in the presence of cystic fibrosis, non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB), a lung fibrosis condition and/or pneumonia.
18 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the composition further comprises a bacteriophage comprising a polynucleotide sequence with at least 97% identity to SEQ ID NO: 1.
19 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the composition further comprises a bacteriophage comprising a polynucleotide sequence with at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO: 3.
20 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the composition further comprises a bacteriophage comprising a polynucleotide sequence with at least 94% identity to SEQ ID NO: 4.
21 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the bacteriophage comprises a polynucleotide sequence with at least 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:6.