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Phages on filaments: A genetic screen elucidates the complex interactions between Salmonella enterica flagellin and bacteriophage Chi PLOS Pathogens, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011537 Abstract The bacterial flagellum is a rotary motor organelle and important virulence…

BMC Microbiology welcomes submissions to a collection on ‘Bacterial defense systems’. Through this collection, we acknowledge that research on bacterial defense mechanisms, as well as their potential applications, is rapidly evolving…

Human Neutrophil Response to Pseudomonas Bacteriophage PAK_P1, a Therapeutic Candidate Viruses 2023, 15(8), 1726; https://doi.org/10.3390/v15081726 Abstract The immune system offers several mechanisms of response to harmful microbes that invade the human body. As a first…

A new international study conducted by the Israeli Phage Therapy Center (IPTC) led by Prof. Ran Nir-Paz at Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center and Prof. Ronen Hazan of the Faculty…

The study paves the way for future clinical trials and encourages further exploration of phage therapy as an alternative and auxiliary approach against antibiotic-resistant infections. The growing resistance of bacteria…

The Good Virus review: Could viruses cure deadly infections? Tom Ireland's compelling and original book makes a strong case for revisiting phage therapy – the idea of fighting bacterial infections…

Case Report A 6-year-old African American female (Pt1) and 26-year-old Hispanic female (Pt2) patients, both with CF, respiratory cultures positive for MDR P. aeruginosa, and advanced lung disease, were treated with…

I will be serving as a guest editor for the special issue to be published in BMC Microbiology. If you are working on bacterial defense system, this issue is for…

Phage therapy has potential to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing bovine mastitis. Our objective was to use 3 Klebsiella lytic phages to create a phage cocktail, and to compare bactericidal activity of this phage cocktail versus an…

For decades, humanity has waged war against viruses. Yet, in a strange twist of fate, we find ourselves exploring the possibility of harnessing these microscopic adversaries to our benefit. In…