SAN ANTONIO (July 8, 2026) Yoon Hwang, a research microbiologist assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio’s Environmental Surveillance Department, briefs Josh Archote, a community health reporter with the San Antonio Report, on research of integrating phage therapy into root canal procedures at VelocityTX. NAMRU San Antonio researchers have been specifically targeting Enterococcus faecalis—particularly its vancomycin-resistant strains. Enterococcus faecalis is responsible for a wide variety of serious human infections, not just in root canals. It is a leading cause of urinary tract infections, bloodstream infections (bacteremia), and even life-threatening heart valve infections (endocarditis). To combat Enterococcus faecalis in root canals, researchers tested the mixing of more than 14 promising phages directly into endodontic sealers that can actively prevent potential infections from initially developing rather than treating them afterwards. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, conducts gap-driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research in support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality while engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. Navy Medicine’s 44,000+ talented and ready forces optimize health readiness, deliver quality healthcare, and provide global expeditionary medical support to warfighters. (U.S. Navy Photo by Burrell Parmer /Released)
| Date Taken: | 07.08.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.09.2026 14:46 |
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| Location: | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, US |
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