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Saccharibacteria protects bacteria against phage infenction

Saccharibacteria: The parasite that protects its host against phage attack

April 25, 2024

In the vast and intricate realm of microbiology, bacteriophages, known colloquially as phages, reign as some of the most prevalent and potent organisms on…

Bacteria in full body armour defending against bacteriophage attack

Antiphage Systems Leave Bacteria Prone to Antibiotics

January 23, 2024

In a recent scientific publication, researchers from the Universities of Tübingen and Würzburg have uncovered an interesting interplay between the bacterial immune system and…

Kimchi LAB Strains that defeat phage infection

November 6, 2023

When you talk about fermented foods, kimchi stands out not only as a culinary delight but also as a treasure trove of microbial wonders….

A bacterium severing phage-antiphage systems

Unveiling the Remarkable Arsenal of Antiphage Defense Systems in Bacteria

July 18, 2023

Did you know that bacteria have developed incredibly diverse and fascinating defense systems to protect themselves against viruses known as phages? These defense mechanisms,…

Bacterium holding a shield that prevent them from being attacked by viruses

Anionic Synthetic Polymers Shield Bacteria from Phage Infections

May 21, 2023

Prepare to be amazed by the groundbreaking discovery made by researchers at the University of Warwick—a breakthrough that has the potential to revolutionize the…

How is a phage cocktail prepared?

February 6, 2023

Phage cocktails are an innovative solution for treating bacterial infections. They are a mixture of two or more purified bacteriophages, which are viruses that…

Temperate and lysogenic infection: Are they the same?

November 28, 2022

Lysogenic cycle Lysogenic infection An infection that results in prophage genome replication but does not explicitly involve virion production except after subsequent prophage induction….

Are bacterial biofilms susceptible to bacteriophage attack?

November 5, 2022

The study of the pathogenesis of diseases caused by harmful bacteria aids in the development of knowledge on how to battle these microbes. Bacteria…

Jumbo phage chimallin (ChmA) protein: The answer to CRISPR-Cas bacterial defense system?

August 19, 2022

Loughlin et, 2020 Jumbo phages are bacteriophages (phages) with genetic information (genomes) larger than 200 kilobases. These phages are known as “jumbo” because they…

How bacteria’s programed cell death stop phage infection spread in the population

April 21, 2022

Programmed cell death (PCD), sometimes termed apoptosis refers to any form of cell death mediated by an intracellular death program. Apoptosis is more precisely defined as…

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