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Phage-antibiotic combinations to control Pseudomonas aeruginosa–Candida two-species biofilms https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-59444-2 The use of phage-antibiotic combinations to treat bacterial infections is getting more attention. These combinations often have stronger effects when used together. However,…

Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria Found on ISS Mutating to Become Functionally Distinct In a new scientific paper funded by an Ames Space Biology grant, Principal Investigator Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran of NASA’s…

A recent study shows the importance of immune response during phage administration. Phage-specific immunity impairs efficacy of bacteriophage targeting Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus in a murine model Summary: In this study,…

Two latest papers (in Nature comm. and Science) from TAMU RNA phage group re-structured the ssRNA phage morphology with possible two "maturation/Mat" proteins, in and out. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-47119-5 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adl0635

Phage-antibiotic combinations in various treatment modalities to manage MRSA infections The study explored the combined impact of the staph phage vB_Sau_S90 and four antibiotics on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Three…

Physiological characterization of single-gene lysis proteins ABSTRACT Single-strand RNA (ssRNA) and single-strand DNA phages elicit host lysis using a single gene, in each case designated as sgl. Of the 11 identified…

Bacteriophages, also known as "phages," are viruses that naturally occur and only attack bacteria. They were discovered at the beginning of the century but were overshadowed by the focus on…

Revolutionizing Infection Treatment: Phages Merge Bacterial Defences Against Antibiotic Resistance Groundbreaking study by Dr. Franklin Nobrega reveals bacteriophages as promising alternatives to antibiotics, offering hope against antimicrobial resistance. In an…

Infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa are becoming harder to treat due to multidrug resistance. Phage therapy has gained attention as an alternative treatment. The Pseudomonas phage Motto is bactericidal and…

Lynn Cole was in a never-ending cycle of getting recurrent blood infections. And no antibiotic drugs managed to kill off her zombie-like bacteria. “It just got so frustrating over the years…