Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland., Laboratory of Applied Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium., Institute of Biostructure and Bioimaging, Italian National Research Council, Naples, Italy.,
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Phage-Borne Depolymerases Decrease Klebsiella pneumoniae Resistance to Innate Defense Mechanisms