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皇冠体育app antimicrobial potential of bacteriophages report: government response

皇冠体育app government鈥檚 response to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee鈥檚 report into the antimicrobial potential of bacteriophages.

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

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皇冠体育app House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee published a on 3 January 2024. 皇冠体育app report considers how bacteriophages, or 鈥榩hages鈥�, have the potential to be used as an antimicrobial, either in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, antibiotics.

This publication sets out the government鈥檚 response to the recommendations using a to tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This response therefore includes consideration of the potential for the use of and regulation of phages in animals, as well as humans.

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Published 1 March 2024

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