Skip to content
PHAGElogist

PHAGElogist

All about good viruses

Search
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Home
  • About
    • Publications
    • Google Scholar
  • Research
  • Blog
  • Gallery
    • Contact

Author: Dr. Prasanth Manohar, Ph.D.,

Early career researcher in the field of Microbiology. Phage biologist, Author, Editor and Scientific writer. Expertise is in bacteriophage biology & genetics, Phage Therapy, ssRNA phages, Phage lysis systems, Single-cell analysis, protein antibiotics, and Antibiotic Resistance.
Uncategorized

Phage-host co-evolution

21 Jun 202421 Jun 2024
Phage-host co-evolution has led to distinct generalized transduction strategies https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae489 Abstract Generalized transduction is pivotal in bacterial evolution but lacks comprehensive understanding regarding the facilitating features and variations among phages.…
Uncategorized

Characterization of a lipid-based jumbo phage compartment as a hub for early phage infection

19 Jun 202421 Jun 2024
Host membrane and membrane proteins are rapidly recruited during phage ΦKZ infection Host lipids and injected phage proteins assemble a vesicle executing early transcription Early-expressed phage proteins are recruited to…
Uncategorized

Highly diverse RNA viruses and phage sequences concealed within birds

17 Jun 202417 Jun 2024
The world has a high diversity of birds, which can carry various unknown viruses. Advanced sequencing technologies have allowed for an increase in studies on bird-associated viruses. A study surveyed…
Uncategorized

Our research article is one of the most cited in ACS Infectious Diseases

13 Jun 202413 Jun 2024
Our research article on the phage-antibiotic combination therapy is one of the most cited articles in ACS Infectious Diseases. Proud moment for all the authors and contributors. Read this interview…
Uncategorized

Bacteriophage Adherence to Mucus: Enhanced bacterial clearance by phages

10 Jun 202413 Jun 2024
Summary: Bacteriophage are sophisticated cellular parasites that can not only parasitize bacteria but are increasingly recognized for their direct interactions with mammalian hosts. Phage adherence to mucus is known to…
Uncategorized

Personalized phage therapy outcomes for 100 consecutive cases

5 Jun 202413 Jun 2024
A great effort to collect the data from 100 phage therapy cases. An important report for the future of phage therapy in developing countries. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-024-01705-x Abstract In contrast to the…
Uncategorized

New Publication! Salmonella phage of the genus Kayfunavirus isolated from sewage

24 May 202424 May 2024
Characterization of Salmonella phage of the genus Kayfunavirus isolated from sewage infecting clinical strains of Salmonella enterica https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1391777/abstract Abstract: Salmonella is responsible for gastrointestinal diseases, and the emergence of multi-drug…
Uncategorized

When Antibiotics Fail: Need for Phage Therapy

11 May 202411 May 2024
More people seek bacteriophage therapy in Georgia Georgia hosts a unique scientific institute where bacteriophages—viruses that destroy bacterial cells—are studied. Bacteriophages (or simply “phages”) essentially serve as antibiotics. However, there’s still insufficient…
Uncategorized

Bacteriophages armed with silver nanoparticles

29 Apr 202429 Apr 2024
A new study published in Scientific Reports "An effective antibiofilm strategy based on bacteriophages armed with silver nanoparticles" shows the biofilms degrading potential of engineered bacteriophages armed with silver nanoparticles.…
Uncategorized

Lysis: Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infected with ssRNA

25 Apr 202429 Apr 2024
A new study published in Viruses on "Lysis Physiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infected with ssRNA Phage PRR1" https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/4/645 Abstract: The phage PRR1 belongs to the Leviviridae family, a group of ssRNA bacteriophages that infect…

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Hi!!!!
What's up?
Thanks for dropping by!
Phage Show!

  • AWARD!
  • Phage NEWS
  • TEM image, siphovirus
  • TEM, P. mirabilis with Pilus
  • Plaque titer
  • CsCl density gradient
  • Phage clearance
  • CPT Research Team
  • Dinesh Subedi from Barr lab, Monash University, Aus visited CPT
  • German Phage group visited CPT

Let's talk about "The Living Medicines that Grow"

Follow PHAGElogist on WordPress.com

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 38 other subscribers

Blog Stats

  • 14,017 hits

Dr. Prasanth Manohar, PhD.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Center For Phage Technology (CPT)
Department of Biochemistry And Biophysics 
Room No. BICH 437A 
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Texas A&M University

300 Olsen Blvd, 2128 TAMU
College Station, Texas 77843, USA

Reach me:
Mobile:
 +1 (979) 218-2675
+91 96005 08051

E-mail:
prasanth.emsa1@gmail.com
prasanth.manohar@ag.tamu.edu
prasanthmanohar@tamu.edu

Profile view at:
ORCID
SCOPUS
PUBMED
Web of Science
VIDWAN
ResearchGate
Loop.frontiers
SciProfiles

  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
Website Powered by WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • PHAGElogist
    • Join 38 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • PHAGElogist
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...