Phage Therapy: A Personalized Approach to Treating Bacterial Infections
The idea of using viruses to combat bacterial infections has gained widespread recognition due to...
Bacteriophage therapy: The potential treatment option for diabetic wounds
Wounds are injuries as a result of a break in the continuity of any bodily tissue. They include cuts, scrapes, punctured skin, and...
Temperate and lysogenic infection: Are they the same?
Lysogenic cycle Lysogenic infection An infection that results in prophage genome replication but does not explicitly involve virion...
why a bacteriophage cannot infect a human
Can a bacteriophage infect a human cell? It’s an intriguing question that has scientists...
Jumbo phage chimallin (ChmA) protein: The answer to CRISPR-Cas bacterial defense system?
Loughlin et, 2020 Jumbo phages are bacteriophages (phages) with genetic information (genomes) larger than 200 kilobases. These phages are...
Mycophages: Are they ideal antifungal agents?
The recent rise in the number of fungal pathogens capable of attacking the human body is causing widespread concern. Many hypotheses...
What are the disadvantages of using phage therapy?
Bacteriophage therapy is gaining widespread attention as a result of the global superbug crisis....
How does a phage based vaccine work?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many scientists investigated various types of vaccine production in the hopes of saving the world. Other...
Bacteriophage Beauty Products: The Future of Skin Care?
by Growing produce With the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and skin sensitivities, it’s time for a new approach to beauty....
What are Phages? The Microbiome-Friendly Therapeutic Approach to Treating Severe Infections
Introduction Antibiotics are the most frequently prescribed class of drugs in the US and many other...
