Mycophages: Are they ideal antifungal agents?
The rise of fungal pathogens has become a major health concern in recent years, affecting millions...
Transduction (Generalized and specialized) explained
What is phage transduction? Bacteriophage transduction is the process by which a bacteriophage shuttles or transfers bacterial genes from...
Are Bacteriophages (Phages) DNA Or RNA Viruses?
DNA and RNA. Credit Gabriela Slizewska A bacteriophage, also known as a phage, is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria and...
How does a phage based vaccine work?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many scientists investigated various types of vaccine production in...
The structure, packaging and ejection of bacteriophage genome
Bacteriophages consist of a protein coat that surrounds/protects their genomes; the arrangement of the genome inside this coat has been...
Can lysogenic phages be trained to enter into the lytic cycle?
Have you ever come across the word phage training? Phages are viruses that eat up bacteria; that’s what many of us know. They are the...
