July 2020 – PHAGElogist

Bacteriophage purification for personalized phage therapy

Luong, T., Salabarria, A., Edwards, R.A. et al. Standardized bacteriophage purification for personalized phage therapy. Nat Protoc (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41596-020-0346-0 The world is on the cusp of a post-antibiotic era, but researchers and medical doctors have…

Overuse of Antibiotics during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Will the Overuse of Antibiotics during the Coronavirus Pandemic AccelerateAntimicrobial Resistance of Bacteria? Infectious Microbes and Diseases,DOI: 10.1097/IM9.0000000000000034 The coronavirus pandemic is one of mankind’s biggest challenges of modern day.…

Phage Therapy for Limb-threatening Prosthetic Knee Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection

Case Report and In Vitro Characterization of Anti-biofilm Activity Background: Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a potentially limb-threatening complication of total knee arthroplasty. Phage therapy is a promising strategy to manage…

Impact of COVID-19 on Global Phage Therapy Market

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According to the latest research by InsightAce Analytic, the global market for phage therapy was valued at US$ 28.8 Mn and it is expected to reach US$ 166.6 million in…

Dental applications of phage therapy

If you have never heard of phage therapy, you’re not alone. The name is a bit intimidating, but the concept is fairly simple. Phages, which are also known as bacteriophages,…

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Turning the phage on antibiotic therapy

As antibiotics face stricter regulations and antimicrobial resistance becomes more widespread, the aquaculture sector is seeking new ways to treat bacterial infections – bringing a renewed focus on bacteriophages. A…