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Phage Facilitates Nitrogen Metabolism in Newly Discovered Deep-sea Bacteria

September 5, 2023

Scientists have made important progress in understanding deep-sea Planctomycetes bacteria. These bacteria are found in various ecosystems and play a vital role in global…

Phage-Powered Evolution Unleashes Compact and Mighty Prime Editors

September 3, 2023

In the mesmerizing world of genetic engineering, prime editing has emerged as a shining star, promising to rewrite the very fabric of life with…

Pharokka: Empowering Phage Genomic Annotation

August 27, 2023

In 21st-century research, where sequences burgeon, the demand for efficient and scalable genomic annotation tools has never been more pronounced. The recent arrival of…

iPHoP: The Ultimate Host Prediction Tool for Microbial Viruses

August 20, 2023

Integrated Phage Host Prediction, or iPHoP, is a command-line pipeline for automatically determining the host genus of new bacteriophages and archaea viruses based on…

Sleeping bacteriophage just before induction

Lysogenic to lytic cycle: Bacteriophage Induction

August 18, 2023

Bacteriophages, particularly template phages, have developed sophisticated tactics for breaching bacterial defenses and binding to the bacterial genome. Within their hosts, they replicate, and…

Bacteriophages as Viral Warriors Against Microbial Infections

August 13, 2023

In recent years, the field of microbiology and medical science has witnessed a resurgence of interest in phage therapy, a unique approach that utilizes…

Bacteriophage adsorbing on the surface of bacteria

Bacteriophages Adsorb Or Attach

August 12, 2023

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A TEM visualization of the phage PASA16 with P. aeruginosa PA14.

Phage Therapy Shows Remarkable Success in Treating Stubborn Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

August 12, 2023

In a groundbreaking international endeavor, the Israeli Phage Therapy Center (IPTC), under the leadership of Prof. Ran Nir-Paz from the Hadassah Hebrew University Medical…

Identify Each Step In The Bacteriophage Replication Cycle

August 6, 2023

Question: Identify the components of the enveloped virus budding process. Answer: Photo credit: Biomaterial publishing Question: Identify each step in the bacteriophage replication cycle….

The Lytic Cycle Of Bacteriophage Infection Ends With The _____.

August 6, 2023

The lytic cycle of bacteriophage infection is a process by which a bacteriophage, a virus that infects bacteria, replicates and ultimately destroys the host…