Alternative therapeutics for self-limiting infections—An indirect approach to the antibiotic resistance challenge

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About the Authors

Kristofer Wollein Waldetoft

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Sam P. Brown

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Bacteriophages
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Streptococcal pharyngitis
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Evolutionary biology
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Streptococcal infections
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Bacterial evolution
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