abstract |
A method and composition for treating a Bacillus anthracis infection is disclosed which comprises the steps of: administering to the site of an infection or colonization an effective amount of at least one lytic enzyme genetically coded for by a bacteriophage specific for Bacillus anthracis, wherein said at least one said lytic enzyme is specific for and has the ability to digest a cell wall of said Bacillus anthracis. The lytic enzyme may be chimeric or shuffled, and a holin protein may also be used. The sequence for the lytic enzyme gamma bacteriophage is disclosed. |