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Researcher

Karim Abdelkader

Awards & Distinctions

6 Results

2023

Distinct mode of action of a highly stable, engineered phage lysin killing Gram-negative bacteria

Hans GerstmansLisa DuyvejonckRoberto VázquezInes StaesJimmy BorlooKarim Abdelkader Soufi AbdelkaderJeroen LeroyEmma CremelieDiana Gutierrez FernandezHéctor Tamés-Caunedo et al.

A1 Journal Article in MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM

2022

Bacteriophage-derived proteins as antimicrobials

Karim Abdelkader Soufi AbdelkaderAmal SaafanYves BriersTarek DishishaYasser GaberAhmed Khairalla

Engineering a lysin with intrinsic antibacterial activity (LysMK34) by cecropin a fusion enhances its antibacterial properties against acinetobacter baumannii

Karim Abdelkader Soufi AbdelkaderDiana Gutierrez FernandezHéctor Tamés-CaunedoPatricia Ruas-MadiedoAmal SafaanAhmed S. KhairallaYasser GaberTarek DishishaYves Briers

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The specific capsule depolymerase of phage PMK34 sensitizes Acinetobacter baumannii to serum killing

Karim Abdelkader Soufi AbdelkaderDiana Gutierrez FernandezAgnieszka ŁątkaDimitri BoeckaertsZuzanna Drulis-KawaBjorn CrielHans GerstmansAmal SafaanAhmed S. KhairallaYasser Gaber et al.

A1 Journal Article in ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL

2020

Lysin LysMK34 of Acinetobacter baumannii bacteriophage PMK34 has a turgor pressure-dependent intrinsic antibacterial activity and reverts colistin resistance

Karim Abdelkader Soufi AbdelkaderDiana Gutierrez FernandezDennis GrimonPatricia Ruas-MadiedoCédric LoodRob LavigneAmal SafaanAhmed S. KhairallaYasser GaberTarek Dishisha et al.

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

2019

The preclinical and clinical progress of bacteriophages and their lytic enzymes : the parts are easier than the whole

Karim Abdelkader Soufi AbdelkaderHans GerstmansAmal SaafanTarek DishishaYves Briers

A1 Journal Article in VIRUSES-BASEL