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…
Is phage technology going to help Africa overcome the burden of antimicrobial resistance? April 18, 2022 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to public health globally. Published investigations have estimated the impact of AMR on pathogen-drug combinations on incidence,…
What are the disadvantages of using phage therapy? April 13, 2022 Bacteriophage therapy is gaining widespread attention as a result of the global superbug crisis. Superbugs are bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics; these organisms…
Phage technology can help to fight food poisoning April 12, 2022 Food poisoning has recently dominated the terror world; some major news outlets reported that some pathogens are unstoppable even in first-world countries such as…
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…
