Author: Raphael Hans

Exploring Phage T4: The Most Popular Virus of Microbes

BACTERIOPHAGES, T4 Phages • One Comment

Phages or Bacteriophages are viruses that mainly infect bacteria. They are highly specialized and...
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Bacteriophages: The microscopic enemy of the dairy industry

FOOD SAFETY • One Comment

The majority of people relate viruses with diseases that affect plants and animals only, what we don’t know is that being the...
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Unlocking Food Safety with Bacteriophages: A Natural Solution for Food Safety

FOOD SAFETY

Food safety is an important issue in our society. With the rise of bacteria-related illnesses, it is essential to know how to protect...
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Phage typing for bacterial strain detection and identification

PHAGE TECHNOLOGY

What is phage typing? Phage typing is a quick, accurate, and low-cost phenotypic method that uses...
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Bacteriophage therapy: The potential treatment option for diabetic wounds

AMR, PHAGE THERAPY

Wounds are injuries as a result of a break in the continuity of any bodily tissue. They include cuts, scrapes, punctured skin, and...
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Temperate and lysogenic infection: Are they the same?

BACTERIOPHAGES, PHAGE RESISTANCE, PHAGE THERAPY

Lysogenic cycle Lysogenic infection An infection that results in prophage genome replication but does not explicitly involve virion...
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bacteriophage vs prophage: What is a difference?

BACTERIOPHAGES, Prophages, What is a difference

The primary distinction between prophage and bacteriophage is that prophage is a viral genome that...
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why a bacteriophage cannot infect a human

BACTERIOPHAGES, IMMUNOLOGY, PHAGE THERAPY • 3 Comments

Can a bacteriophage infect a human cell? It’s an intriguing question that has scientists scratching their heads over the possibility...
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Bacteriophages: Nature’s Solution to Drug-Resistant Bacteria

AMR, BACTERIOPHAGES

Bacteria are microorganisms that are present everywhere on Earth. They are essential for the proper functioning of many ecosystems and are...
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Antibiotic drugs and Bacteriophages: Are they synergistic or antagonistic?

AMR • 3 Comments

Many scientists, particularly those working on antimicrobial resistance, want to create the most...
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