Patent 7745194 was granted and assigned to Intralytix on June, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention is directed to isolated bacteriophage having strong lytic activity against strains of Staphylococcus aureus, in particular, MRSA, and methods of using that bacteriophage, and/or progeny or derivatives derived therefrom, to control the growth of Staphylococcus aureus in various settings.