Pseudomonas bacteria infected by different mutations of a jumbo phage. The dot in the middle is the shield created by the ...

Join your classmates and other student-scientists from schools all across the U.S. and beyond in a hunt for phages — viruses that infect bacteria. Day1: Phage Discovery & Genomics allows you to ...

Viruses of bacteria, known as bacteriophages or phages, were discovered nearly 100 years ago. Their potential as antibacterial agents was appreciated almost immediately, with the first 'phage ...

With phage display, it was possible to isolate the genetic material from B cells from ... Experts from the Women’s Brain Foundation and bit.bio will explore the importance of sex-specific in vitro ...

Phages are viruses that attack bacteria by injecting their DNA, then usurping bacterial machinery to reproduce. Eventually, ...

Complementary discoveries have the potential to enhance treatment options for antibiotic-resistant infections. Researchers at ...

Strep throat, something we've all had at some point in our lives, is caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes. Infection ...

Scientists insert variable DNA sequences coding for their proteins of interest into plasmids that carry a phage coat protein gene, an antibiotic resistance gene, and a packaging signal. Then they ...

Thousands of treated patients support the potential of phage therapy, but limited knowledge of this technique and its regulatory complexity hinder its expansion ...

In the face of rising concerns about antibiotic resistant infections, an international group of microbial experts have ...