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Especially a pleiotropy where the different phenotypes associated with a single bacterial allele are those of interference with the infectability of different phage types.
| Cross Resistance generally means that resistance is acquired to a selecting phage and this resistance is associated with resistance to another phage type that the bacterium has not necessarily also been exposed to. |
Cross resistance is typically seen when two phages share a bacterial surface receptor, one which otherwise, i.e., in the non-mutated form, would be used for virion adsorption.
One can consult a Phage Cocktail Cross-Resistance Avoider app.
See also depth of activity.
Next | Previous phage therapy-related terms: Depth of Activity | Community Resistance.
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