PHAGE THERAPY

Are phages more effective than antibiotics?

AMR, BACTERIOPHAGES, PHAGE THERAPY • 3 Comments

Bacteriophages have become increasingly popular in recent years as a last resort option when...
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Bacteriophage Beauty Products: The Future of Skin Care?

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With the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and skin sensitivities, it’s time for a new approach to beauty. Bacteriophage products may...
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Mycophages: Are they ideal antifungal agents?

GENETICS, MYCOPHAGES, PHAGE TECHNOLOGY, PHAGE THERAPY • 8 Comments

The rise of fungal pathogens has become a major health concern in recent years, affecting millions of people globally. According to a...
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Phage Therapy: A Personalized Approach to Treating Bacterial Infections

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The idea of using viruses to combat bacterial infections has gained widespread recognition due to...
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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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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...
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Jumbo phage chimallin (ChmA) protein: The answer to CRISPR-Cas bacterial defense system?

CRISPR-Cas, JUMBO PHAGES, PHAGE RESISTANCE, PHAGE THERAPY, RESEARCH

Loughlin et, 2020 Jumbo phages are bacteriophages (phages) with genetic information (genomes) larger than 200 kilobases. These phages are...
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What are the disadvantages of using phage therapy?

BACTERIOPHAGES, PHAGE THERAPY, RESEARCH

Bacteriophage therapy is gaining widespread attention as a result of the global superbug crisis. Superbugs are bacteria that are resistant...
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How does a phage based vaccine work?

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, many scientists investigated various types of vaccine production in...
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