# A blueprint for broadly effective bacteriophage-antibiotic cocktails against bacterial infections

*PRI Rank #4 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #4 |
| 18m citations | 97 |
| Journal | Nature Communications |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41467-024-53994-9 |
| Corresponding authors | Minyoung Kevin Kim, Paul L. Bollyky |
| Institution | Stanford University, United States |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/bacteriophages-and-microbial-interactions/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41467-024-53994-9](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53994-9)

## Topics

Phage therapy · Phage cocktails · complementarity groups · non-redundant receptors · Phage-antibiotic synergy · phage-phage interactions · Pseudomonas aeruginosa · Staphylococcus aureus · Multidrug resistance · bacterial resistance emergence · Biofilm · wound infection model · polymicrobial cultures · Host range · broad-spectrum therapeutics · Phage-antibiotic synergy · receptor diversity

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