Best places to find phages (bacteriophages) April 12, 2022 The phrase “Bacteria are everywhere” is commonly used to describe the prevalence of bacteria in our environment. Some people believe they are the most…
How are bacteriophages (phages) produced? April 12, 2022 Three types of phages are used to prepare diluted solutions in a French hospital (ROMAIN LAFABREGUE / AFP / Getty) How are phage products…
What Causes Phage Plaque Halo? April 9, 2022 What is plaque halo? Plaque halo refers to the partial-turbid clearance surrounding the original phage-induced clearance of the bacterial lawn. Not every phage infection…
How does a phage based vaccine work? March 31, 2022 During the COVID-19 pandemic, many scientists investigated various types of vaccine production in the hopes of saving the world. Other effective vaccines have been…
Is it possible for bacteria to develop bacteriophage resistance? March 31, 2022 Bacteriophages are ancient viruses that exclusively parasitize bacteria. They are extremely diverse in their host range and they target bacteria of all different kinds…
Phage Display technology and it’s Application March 29, 2022 Phage display is a molecular biology technique where bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, are genetically modified to express foreign proteins on their surface. This…
Bioluminescence-based Reporter Bacteriophages: New Technology for Monitoring Microbes and Diseases March 26, 2022 Bacteria and bacteriophage. Photo by Oxford (Article by Pete Wilton) In recent years, the development of bioluminescence-based reporter bacteriophages has revolutionized the monitoring of microbes…
The potential use of Bacteriophage Lysins In the Medical field March 20, 2022 Structure of gram-negative bacteriophage lysin. credit Fischetti (2019) Phage lysins are specialized hydrolytic cell wall enzymes that are used to rupture phage-infected bacteria and release…
Are Phages Microbiome-Friendly Therapeutic Approach? March 4, 2022 Introduction Antibiotics are the most frequently prescribed class of drugs in the US and many other parts of the world. However, they have become…
Can the Bacteriophage Mutants be the Next Generation Carriers for Conjugate Vaccines? February 26, 2022 Passing through several waves of the deadly pandemic brought the human race into consideration of doing extensive research on vaccines. It is no doubt…
