July 2022 – PHAGElogist

Managing phage therapy to help save lives

Texas A&M University Center for Phage Technology study contributors, left to right: James Clark, research specialist; Tram Le, technical laboratory coordinator; Mei Liu, Ph.D., program director; and Jason Gill, Ph.D., professor…

Phage defence against bacterial infection

Two new research articles published in Nature Microbiology; Phage defence by deaminase-mediated depletion of deoxynucleotides in bacteriaBacteria deplete deoxynucleotides to defend against bacteriophage infection

New Publication!

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Therapeutic effectiveness of bacteriophage in the treatment of pneumonia caused by NDM-4 producing in a mouse model Author Details : VinodKumar C.S*, Srinivasa H, Chirag Arun Kumar, Suneeta Kalasuramath, B.S Prasad, Jayasimha V.L, Ramesh Nachimuthu, Prasanth Manohar Volume : 7, Issue : 2, Year : 2022 Article Page : 78-84 https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijirm.2022.019 Abstract…

Viruses to treat bacteria

Bacteria with resistance to multiple antibiotics are a growing problem worldwide. As a result, some types of infections are becoming increasingly difficult to treat, especially in healthcare facilities and in…

No antibiotics worked, so this woman sought a natural enemy of bacteria

In February 2016, infectious disease epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee was holding her dying husband's hand, watching him lose an exhausting fight against a deadly superbug infection. After months of ups and…

Special Issue on Bacteriophage Research

Special Issue on Bacteriophages, Submit your Research Now!

Special Issue "Bacteriophages: Infection, Genetics and Therapy" A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbiology". Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2022 https://www.mdpi.com/journal/life/special_issues/196IPXRO2G Special Issue Editors…

Phage-bacteria Co-evolution

Phage–host coevolution in natural populations Piel et al. 2022 Abstract: Coevolution between bacteriophages (phages) and their bacterial hosts occurs through changes in resistance and counter-resistance mechanisms. To assess phage–host evolution…