Jumbo phage chimallin (ChmA) protein: The answer to CRISPR-Cas bacterial defense system? August 19, 2022 Loughlin et, 2020 Jumbo phages are bacteriophages (phages) with genetic information (genomes) larger than 200 kilobases. These phages are known as "jumbo" because they...
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...
How does a phage based vaccine work? March 31, 2022 During the COVID-19 pandemic, many scientists investigated various types of vaccine production in the hopes of saving the world. Other effective vaccines have been...
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
The accessibility of phage therapy services January 27, 2022 where do people get phage therapy? Despite the reinstated attention it has gained in recent years, Phage therapy is still limited to only some
Antiviral properties of bacteriophages: Can a bacteriophage infect other viruses? July 24, 2021 Bacteriophages are viruses known to attack bacteria. Their effectiveness in eradicating the most antibiotic-resistant bacteria piqued scientists' interest in the prospect of using them
Is phage therapy a solution to Netherton Syndrome? May 5, 2021 Read the story about a patient who had been hospitalized every 2 months due to infectious complications, and possible treatment had been limited because of
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