Bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics. This "race" can lead to a situation where antibiotics will stop ...
Viruses that infect and kill bacteria, called phages, hold promise as new treatment types for dangerous infections, including ...
Viruses that infect and kill bacteria, called phages, hold promise as new treatment types for dangerous infections, including ...
In the past decade, phages have risen again as the world has ... each usually targeting a particular set of countries and bacteria type. The regulatory environment in many poorer countries is ...
As a result, Type III CRISPR-Cas systems are incredibly effective in clearing phage infections. This prompted the question: Have some phages evolved ways to fight back? To answer this, members of ...
Some viruses only infect bacterial cells; they are known as bacteriophages, and they have real potential to defeat antibiotic ...
M icrobiologists have studied bacterial defense mechanisms against phages for decades. But until less than a decade ago, ...
"We called them Argo1 and Argo2 phages because they were good swimmers." The two types of Argo phages Biswas and Merril selected weren't just good swimmers — they were exceptional. Argo1's 18 ...
A new study reveals how a single species of bacteria can sustain a diverse community of phage species, with implications for ...
Dr Leah Smith, a research fellow at the University of Otago, has been awarded the 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science ...
NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viruses that infect and kill bacteria, called phages, hold promise as new treatment ...