Scientists insert variable DNA sequences coding for their proteins of interest into plasmids that carry a phage coat protein gene, an antibiotic resistance gene, and a packaging signal. Then they ...

Bacteriophages are viruses that selectively target and kill bacteria. They are abundant, commonly occurring natural entities ...

In 2020, Bondy-Denomy led a study showing that the protein shield protects the phage's DNA from attacks by the bacteria's defenses. He and Claire Kokontis, BS, a graduate student, suspected this ...

This kit utilizes a rapid spin column method to purify total DNA from a wide range of bacteriophages cultured in liquid-grown ...

Scientists insert variable DNA sequences coding for their proteins of interest into plasmids that carry a phage coat protein gene, an antibiotic resistance gene, and a packaging signal. Then they ...

In answering these questions and to understand how phages transform Streptococcus into a deadly pathogen, Dr. Gerd Prehna and his lab have been studying the phage protein paratox (Prx).

Scientists continue to learn more and more about bacteria that exists naturally inside our gut. Researchers at Virginia Tech ...

The gut microbiome and diet are important factors in the pathogenesis and management of Crohn's disease (CD). However, the role of the gut phageome under dietary influences is unknown.We aim to ...

Scientists have sought to learn how the single-cell organisms survive phage infection in a bid to further understand human immunity and develop ways to combat diseases. Now, Johns Hopkins Medicine ...

"If we understand the defense mechanisms activated by the bacteria in response to phage infections, we can develop methods to bypass them." For the study, the researchers selected the bacterium ...

All bacteriophages are composed of a nucleic acid molecule that is surrounded by a protein structure. A bacteriophage attaches itself to a susceptible bacterium and infects the host cell.