11 Feb 2025 – PHAGElogist

phage ΦX174: Chloramphenicol and gentamicin reduce the evolution of resistance

Chloramphenicol and gentamicin reduce the evolution of resistance to phage ΦX174 by suppressing a subset of E. coli LPS mutants https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002952 Bacteriophages infect gram-negative bacteria by attaching to molecules present…

A flagella-dependent Burkholderia jumbo phage

Bacterial plant pathogens threaten many major food crops and inflict large agricultural losses worldwide. B. glumae is a bacterial plant pathogen that causes diseases such as rot, wilt, and blight in several…