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Transmission electron microscopy revealed that Ply113 treatment led to the detachment of bacterial cell walls and considerable cell lysis. Ply113 maintained stable lytic activity over a temperature range of 4\u201345\u00b0C, over a pH range of 5.0\u20138.0, and in the presence of 0\u2013400\u2009mM NaCl. Ply113 treatment effectively eliminated the mono-species biofilms formed by <jats:italic>E. faecium<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>E. faecalis<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>S. aureus<\/jats:italic> in a dose-dependent manner. Ply113 was also able to eliminate the dual-species biofilms of <jats:italic>E. faecium<\/jats:italic>\u2013<jats:italic>S. aureus<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>E. faecalis<\/jats:italic>\u2013<jats:italic>S. aureus<\/jats:italic>. Additionally, Ply113 exerted potent antibacterial efficacy <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>, distinctly decreasing the bacterial loads in a murine peritoneal septicemia model. 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