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Inoviridae (Filamentous phages): Bacteriophages with a unique replication cycle

July 3, 2022

Bacteriophage is a term used to describe viruses that infect bacteria and archaea. While most phages are ‘micro predators’ that kill their bacterial hosts,…

Phage inserts DNA content into the bacteria.

Game Theory between Bacteriophages and Pathogens

May 19, 2022

Game theory is widely used to analyze economic and social behaviours. Game theory is also used to analyze biological behaviour as well, just as…

Are Bacteriophages (Phages) DNA Or RNA Viruses?

May 11, 2022

DNA and RNA. Credit Gabriela Slizewska A bacteriophage, also known as a phage, is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria and archaea….

What do Bacteriophage Diagrams Look Like? (Morphological classification of bacteriophages)

May 4, 2022

What do bacteriophages look like? In both academic and non-academic contexts around the world, a well-shaped particle with a clearly separated head, tail (neck,…

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…