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Sewage sample processing for bacteriophage isolation

February 12, 2025

Sewage is a rich source of diverse bacteriophages, particularly coliphages that target coliform bacteria. However, its composition can vary significantly depending on the source,…

How a Popular Food Dye Destroys Phages by Damaging Their DNA

February 7, 2025

Indigo Carmine (IC) is a well-known dye used in food, medicine, and scientific research. It’s also called FD&C Blue No. 2 and gives products…

Synergistic Effect of Plasma-Activated Water and Phages Against Proteus mirabilis Biofilms: An Experimental Study

December 31, 2024

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that affects any part of the urinary system, which includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra….

Co-delivery hydrogel with phages and antibiotics to treat Fracture-related infections, a promising experimental study

November 14, 2024

Wound healing is a complex process that involves a lot of work from our cells. Infections from fractures (broken bones) often involve biofilms—layers of…

Over 600 Viruses Discovered on Toothbrushes and Showerheads: Why is it a good news?

October 14, 2024

New research reveals that our everyday household items, like toothbrushes and showerheads, are teeming with hundreds of previously unknown viruses. However, this discovery isn’t…

A bacteria turned by a phage into Zombie cell

Discovery: Bacteriophages Turn Bacteria into ‘Zombie’ Cells

May 22, 2024

Marine microbes are essential for sustaining the ecosystem by ensuring nutrient circulation for all its members. Understanding this system is crucial for promoting the…

Saccharibacteria protects bacteria against phage infenction

Saccharibacteria: The parasite that protects its host against phage attack

April 25, 2024

In the vast and intricate realm of microbiology, bacteriophages, known colloquially as phages, reign as some of the most prevalent and potent organisms on…

Engineered Phages deceive BBB to sneak drugs into the brain

February 24, 2024

There is a strong castle defending the brain, the body’s most important organ, inside the maze-like human body. The blood-brain barrier (BBB), a highly…

How Synthetic Biology Can Help Us Make a Perfect Bacteriophage

February 21, 2024

Recently, I had an interview with a well-established scientist in the phage world, Dr. Jean Paul Pirney from Queen Astrid Military Hospital in Belgium….

Phage lysin produced by human cells carried in vesicles

Scientists Used mRNA Technology to Express Phage-Endolysin in Human Cells

February 13, 2024

Researchers at the Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology, and Hygiene and their colleagues from the Core Facility Proteome Analysis at University Medicine Rostock, Germany,…