Research: Antibiotics Can Alter the Infectivity of Bacteriophages January 23, 2023 Antibiotics are drugs that help fight bacterial infections. Recently, scientists have discovered that these drugs can also affect the way that viruses, called bacteriophages…
The best way to Isolate bacteriophage DNA January 19, 2023 As someone who has conducted bacteriophage research, I understand how common it is to encounter host DNA contamination when isolating a phage genome. This…
Is a bacteriophage living or non-living entity? January 7, 2023 Phages, like other viruses, have a complex life cycle that causes them to be classified as non-living, despite the fact that they exhibit some of the…
The Lytic and Lysogenic Cycles of the Bacteriophage January 7, 2023 A virus is a microscopic, intracellular parasitic organism. It infects the host cell and uses its chemical machinery to make its own proteins and…
Halteria: The first known virus-eating organisms January 4, 2023 In the microscopic world, some bacteria have been observed to feed on other bacteria, and viruses have been observed to infect bacteria. But for…
Exploring Phage T4: The Most Popular Virus of Microbes December 30, 2022 Phages or Bacteriophages are viruses that mainly infect bacteria. They are highly specialized and have evolved over time to become the most abundant biological…
Bacteriophages: The microscopic enemy of the dairy industry December 21, 2022 The majority of people relate viruses with diseases that affect plants and animals only, what we don’t know is that being the smallest living…
Unlocking Food Safety with Bacteriophages: A Natural Solution for Food Safety December 15, 2022 Food safety is an important issue in our society. With the rise of bacteria-related illnesses, it is essential to know how to protect ourselves…
Phage typing for bacterial strain detection and identification December 13, 2022 What is phage typing? Phage typing is a quick, accurate, and low-cost phenotypic method that uses bacteriophage specificity to detect and identify single strains…
Transduction (Generalized and specialized) explained December 10, 2022 What is phage transduction? Bacteriophage transduction is the process by which a bacteriophage shuttles or transfers bacterial genes from one bacterial cell to another….
