Dr. Prasanth Manohar, Ph.D., – Page 28 – PHAGElogist

New Publications! Phage Genome

Complete Genome Sequence of the Virulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Phage Geezett Infecting Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Strains. Complete Genome Sequences of Bacteriophages Kaya, Guyu, Kopi, and TehO, Which Target Clinical Strains of Pseudomonas…

Antimicrobial Resistance Emerges as a Slow Pandemic and the Biggest Threat to Global Health

Antimicrobial resistance, the ability of microorganisms to defeat antibiotics, is a ‘slow pandemic’ and is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development. There is an…

New Book Chapter Published

Book title: Frontiers in Anti-infective Agents Chapter 3, Phage Therapy as an Alternative Antibacterial Therapy Authors: Nachimuthu Ramesh*, Prasanth Manohar, Archana Loganathan, Kandasamy Eniyan and Sebastian Leptihn Abstract: Antibiotic resistance…

Phage Therapy “making a comeback”

In December of 2008, Minnesotan chef John Haverty was pumping gas into his car when he slipped and fell on a patch of ice. He twisted his right knee, ripping…

Antibiotic resistance is at a crisis point – government support for academia and Big Pharma

6 Nov 20216 Nov 2021

Antibiotic resistance poses one of the most important health challenges of the 21st century. And time has already run out to stop its dire consequences. The rise of multidrug-resistant bacteria has already…

Organ-on-a-chip platforms for phage research

30 Oct 202130 Oct 2021

Organs-on-chips (OoCs), also known as microphysiological systems or ‘tissue chips’ (the terms are synonymous), have attracted substantial interest in recent years owing to their potential to be informative at multiple…

To celebrate ‘World Phage Week’

World Phage Week 2021

World Phage Week 2021 - Oct 22nd - 28th, a phage therapy awareness week. To all the phage enthusiasts around the globe. Lets make phage therapy awareness among the public!…

Calm before the superbug storm

Failing to plan, it’s been said, is planning to fail. By this standard, the United States and other countries are planning for failure when it comes to preparing for the next…

Research Brings Scientists A Step Closer To Harnessing Viruses To Fight Antibiotic Resistance

Phage therapy is the concept of using viruses (known as phage) to kill bacteria, instead of using antibiotics. A growing number of infections, including pneumonia, tuberculosis, gonorrhoea, and salmonellosis, are…