Bacteriophage (phage) are obligate intracellular viruses that specifically infect bacteria. Here we take an overview of their structure, life-cycle and the role they have played in advancing science ...

Deciphering the functions encoded in phage genomes Scientists create a genome-wide map of gene activity in bacteriophages. DOE/US Department of Energy ...

Phage therapy continued to cure bacterial diseases, but it killed as well, ... By the late 1970s, much of the life cycle of φX174 was well understood, but uncertainties remained.

Through the simultaneous genomic integration of a DNA phosphorothioation-based Ssp defense module and mutations of components essential for the phage life cycle, the engineered E. coli strains ...

As antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" make infections trickier to treat, some in the medical community are turning to bacteriophages for backup. Also known as phages, these viruses exclusively target ...

While phage therapy has been around for over 100 years, the treatment still isn’t a main part of medicine. American doctors used it often in the 1940s, but it later fell out of favor by many.

Here, we examined if a 3-phage cocktail could reduce E. coli O157:H7 in experimentally contaminated ground beef, spinach, and cheese. The 3 phages were chosen from our E. coli O157:H7 phage library ...

Calvin’s biology department offers a special research program for a select group of first-year students. In this two-semester program, you’ll gather specimens and isolate a unique bacterial virus, ...