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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…

First Use of Phage Therapy in Canada for the Treatment of a Life-Threatening, Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis Periprosthetic Joint Infection: An N-of-1 Trial Abstract We describe the first use of phage therapy in…

"Clinical Application of Bacteriophage Therapy in Children" Bacteriophages are highly specific in targeting single pathogens in the treat- ment of bacterial infections and thus offer a promising alternative to antibiotic…

Bacteriophage (phages) are viruses that exclusively use bacterial cells for propagation, killing the bacterial host in the process. In phage therapy, phages are used to reduce bacterial numbers, thereby curing…

Chloramphenicol and gentamicin reduce the evolution of resistance to phage ΦX174 by suppressing a subset of E. coli LPS mutants https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002952 Bacteriophages infect gram-negative bacteria by attaching to molecules present…

Bacterial plant pathogens threaten many major food crops and inflict large agricultural losses worldwide. B. glumae is a bacterial plant pathogen that causes diseases such as rot, wilt, and blight in several…

Policy in Practice: Cystic Fibrosis Australia and Phage Australia survey: understanding clinical needs and attitudes towards phage therapy in the CF community Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most prevalent serious…