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A new study reporting N15-like Klebsiella phage "Telomere bacteriophages are widespread and equip their bacterial hosts with potent interbacterial weapons" Abstract: Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses that can kill bacteria, thereby…

A new article from Yale University, Center for Phage Biology and Therapy. Personalized inhaled bacteriophage therapy for treatment of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis Bacteriophage (phage) therapy, which uses lytic viruses…

Following a high-profile success in 2016, the field of phage therapy has been reinvigorated. Numerous biotechnology companies, academic groups, and hospitals are now developing and using phage to treat bacterial…

Endolysins—enzymes produced by tailed bacteriophages to degrade bacterial cell walls—have traditionally been classified as canonical or signal-anchor-release (SAR) endolysins. However, expanding viral (meta)genomic data analysis has revealed a third class,…

Researchers at Pitt have produced the most detailed image to date of a bacteriophage–phage for short–that has allowed them to see for the first time the structural makeup of the…

A tool to identify suitable phage candidates for phage therapy. "Sphae: an automated toolkit for predicting phage therapy candidates from sequencing data" Abstract: The authors say "We developed Sphae, an…

Investigational Phage Therapy Shows Positive Topline Results for Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis Yesterday, an Israeli-based company, BiomX, announced results from its phase 2 trial studying its investigational phage therapy, BX211, which…

A new article, "The History of Phage Therapy", states: There are all kinds of reasons why the use of bacteriophages has failed to take off in the USA. “By the…

Introducing a NEW association for researchers in the field of AMR and bacteriophages. I will be serving as a JOINT-SECRETARY. https://iabamrr.com The International Association for Bacteriophage and AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance)…

The deadliest beings on the planet: can the bacteriophage help in our fight against superbugs? Antimicrobial resistance threatens many of the gains of modern medicine, making even routine surgery much…