TWiM describes successful phage therapy against a mycobacterial lung infection, and how encapsulation of the cell wall protects S. pneumoniae from its major peptidoglycan hydrolase and host defenses.
Links for this episode:
Phage therapy against M. abscessus lung infection (Cell)
Encapsulation of the septal cell wall protects S. pneumoniae from host defenses (PLoS Path)