I'm on the hunt for a microbial saviour – a type of virus that can treat infections rather than cause them.We all know the viral bad guys – Covid, flu, norovirus, herpes, chicken pox, measles… the ...

The process through which viruses infect bacteria is one of the most striking in biology. It’s also one most studied processes in the past few decades. When viruses infect a cell, they typically do ...

The study provides the first evidence that this type of virus, the bacteriophage ("phage" for short), can acquire a wholly functional and adaptive immune system.

Bacteria often go dormant to avoid being wiped out by antibiotics, which makes treatment difficult. Now scientists have discovered a virus that can attack these sleeping bugs, clearing out ...

A bacteria-virus arms race could lead to a new way to treat shigellosis. As shigellosis-causing microbes evolve to escape a phage, the bacteria may become less deadly ...

Phage - the friendly virus. Phage science may sound new and exciting, but it is actually a century old idea stemming from the discoveries of Felix d'Hérelle and Frederick Twort in the 1910s.

Phage virus discovered at Hebrew University named after fallen soldier Phages are viruses that precisely target and kill bacteria, which can offer “a potential solution to the growing crisis of ...

φX174 is a bacteriophage or, more simply, a phage: a virus that targets bacterial cells.From a human perspective, φX174 leads a simple life: It finds its host bacterium, parks on its surface ...

IPTC study uses PASA16 phage to treat Pseudomonas infections with 86.6% success among 16 patients, encouraging alternative therapy exploration." Phage therapy, the use of specific anti-bacterial ...

Bacteriophages, generally known as phages, are viruses that have evolved to attack bacteria. Phage therapy, the use of bacteriophages to target and destroy bacteria, is not a new idea.

An study led by Prof. Ran Nir-Paz and Prof. Ronen Hazan has used a virus called phage PASA16 to treat tough infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The study, involving 16 patients, showed a ...