Problems of electron microscopy (TEM) for bacteriophages June 9, 2021 Transmission electron microscopy history Transmission electron microscope Electron microscopy has always had problems with imaging and interpretation, but the rise of digital electron microscopy…
How to make an outstanding media (agar) plate June 5, 2021 Whether they contain TSA, MHA, LB, M9, or any other medium, making agar plates is a simple procedure. But there are a few finer…
How to determination of the number of phage particles in a stock (phage titration) June 4, 2021 Phage titration (determination of the number of phage particles in stock) is an essential molecular biology technique. Most of the time, it does after…
Protocol for Mechanical Dissociation and DNA Extraction of sample (Using QIAmp DNA Mini Kit) June 2, 2021 This protocol was designed for microbiome analysis in sputum (although other samples can be used with slight modifications) and was adapted and used in…
The virus that lives in sputum to feed on deadly bacteria (in patients with Cystic fibrosis) June 2, 2021 Introduction: There is a recent study about the extraction and detection of phage DNA from a sputum sample done by scientists from Stanford University…
Bacteriophage host range determination (Culture-Based Approach) May 23, 2021 Bacteriophage host range is by definition a repertoire of bacterial species and strains that are able to support the multiplication of the given virus….
Is phage therapy a solution to Netherton Syndrome? May 5, 2021 Netherton Syndrome (NS) is a rare genetic disorder that significantly weakens the skin’s barrier, making patients highly susceptible to chronic infections and allergic reactions….
Phage therapy (Bacteriophage therapy) April 19, 2021 Soon after Alexander Fleming’s 1928 discovery of penicillin and the beginning of Western medicine’s widespread use of antibiotics in the 1940s, Fleming himself warned…
Phage Display Procedures (Protocol) April 11, 2021 In general, there are 5 steps for phage display technology as below: Step 1: Constructing the Phage Display Library Using sophisticated recombinant DNA techniques,…
The multiplicity of infection (MOI) of the phage explained April 6, 2021 The Multiplicity of Infection (MOI) is a crucial metric in bacteriophage research and is defined as the ratio of the number of infectious agents…
