Scientists at the Institut Pasteur and McMaster University have discovered that the evolution of a gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, may have prolonged the ...

A disease germ attacked by a phage goes mad. Its heredity changes; it usually becomes harmless. Unfortunately, some phaged germs develop into something even more virulent.

Heterogeneity in host populations significantly influences pathogen evolution, yet most theories assume uniformity. This study uses a meta-population model to examine how local environmental ...

Scientists have created a global "superbug map," paving the way for scalable phage therapy to combat antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals.

The heterogeneous spatial phenomenon of bacterial refuges within the mucosal layer that protects phage-sensitive bacteria from infection may explain the harmonious coexistence of virulent phages and ...

Technologies for generating superphages and optimizing phage cocktails are poised to overcome antibiotic resistance and resolve microbiome dysbiosis.

Drug Development Largest ever phage therapy trial shows promise for UTI treatment Urinary tract–infecting E. coli are increasingly antibiotic resistant but phage therapy offers a compelling ...

A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign shows that a few products with high levels of very virulent Salmonella strains are responsible for most of the illnesses from raw ...

Phage therapy offers hope for fighting bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics. The FDA needs to loosen restrictions on its use.

With phage therapy, researchers sharpen another arrow in the quiver against antibiotic resistance.

Phage therapy cured prostate infection survivor Greg Breed. Can it help millions of other patients as antibiotic resistance grows?