Can the Bacteriophage Mutants be the Next Generation Carriers for Conjugate Vaccines? February 26, 2022 Passing through several waves of the deadly pandemic brought the human race into consideration of doing extensive research on vaccines. It is no doubt…
Phage mediated therapy for cancer January 22, 2022 Bacteriophages are viruses that have high specificity for their hosts. Given the fact that their target host is bacteria, it makes them an attractive…
The structure, packaging and ejection of bacteriophage genome December 24, 2021 Bacteriophages consist of a protein coat that surrounds/protects their genomes; the arrangement of the genome inside this coat has been proposed by several researchers….
The adventure of bacteriophage adsorption to the bacteria and the brownian motion October 2, 2021 How do phages adsorb to bacteria? Did you know that phage adsorption to bacterial cells involves Brownian motion? If no, then you are just…
Review: Can phages have a third life cycle? September 23, 2021 Have you ever heard of bacteriophages (phages)? If yes, then what about Pseudolysogeny? The two words are in one way or the other interconnected…
Which kind of lab is supposed to handle bacteriophages? June 17, 2021 Bacteriophages are viruses that affect bacteria and not plants, humans,s or any other mammals; due to their specificity, it poses no harm to other…
Problems of electron microscopy (TEM) for bacteriophages June 9, 2021 Transmission electron microscopy history Transmission electron microscope Electron microscopy has always had problems with imaging and interpretation, but the rise of digital electron microscopy…
How to make an outstanding media (agar) plate June 5, 2021 Whether they contain TSA, MHA, LB, M9, or any other medium, making agar plates is a simple procedure. But there are a few finer…
preparation of Gelatin solution, 2% March 8, 2021 Gelatin solution, 2% To prepare a 2% (w/v) solution: Add 2 g of gelatin to a total volume of 100 ml of H2O and…
Preparation of Tris-Cl March 8, 2021 Tris base HCl To prepare a 1 M solution, dissolve 121.1 g of Tris base in 800 mL of H2O. Adjust the pH…
