How is a phage cocktail prepared? February 6, 2023 Phage cocktails are an innovative solution for treating bacterial infections. They are a mixture of two or more purified bacteriophages, which are viruses that…
Transduction (Generalized and specialized) explained December 10, 2022 What is phage transduction? Bacteriophage transduction is the process by which a bacteriophage shuttles or transfers bacterial genes from one bacterial cell to another….
Bacteriophage therapy: The potential treatment option for diabetic wounds December 9, 2022 Wounds are injuries as a result of a break in the continuity of any bodily tissue. They include cuts, scrapes, punctured skin, and scratches…
Bacteriophages: Nature’s Solution to Drug-Resistant Bacteria October 3, 2022 Bacteria are microorganisms that are present everywhere on Earth. They are essential for the proper functioning of many ecosystems and are used in a…
Antibiotic drugs and Bacteriophages: Are they synergistic or antagonistic? October 2, 2022 Many scientists, particularly those working on antimicrobial resistance, want to create the most effective anti-superbug weapon (multidrug-resistant strains of bacteria). Meanwhile, the central question…
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…
How do bacteriophages transfer antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)? February 24, 2022 An illustration of ARG transfer by T bacteriophages Because of the rise in antibiotic resistance, effective prevention of pathogens is becoming a pipe dream….
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…
