Sewage-Dwelling Carbapenem-Resistant Bacterium Meets Its Viral Match
Researchers in Germany have characterized a carbapenem-resistant Citrobacter braakii strain from hospital sewage and a lytic Kayfunavirus phage from the ...
Tag: bacteriophage
Newly Discovered Virus KBU_SV1 Shows Promise Against Carbapenem-Resistant E. coli
Researchers in Türkiye have isolated and fully characterized a lytic bacteriophage, KBU_SV1, that kills carbapenem-resistant E. coli, disrupts biofilms and ...
Which Utility Serves Your Tap Shapes the Viruses in Your Glass
A longitudinal study of household tap water finds that bacteriophage-dominated viral communities differ primarily by water utility and remain remarkably ...
Minimalist Phage Ptero Reveals the Bare Essentials of Bacterial Attack
Researchers in Australia have characterized phage Ptero and a family of thirteen minimalist bacteriophages whose stripped-down infection machinery reveals the ...
Gut Microbiota Sets a Density Threshold That Decides Whether Phages Can Infect
New mouse experiments reveal that the gut microbiota caps susceptible bacterial densities below roughly one million cells per gram of ...
Rising Temperatures Disable the Viruses That Keep Shrimp Guts Healthy
A new study shows that elevated temperatures suppress the replication of a lytic phage infecting Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the shrimp ...
Virus-Derived Enzyme Dep11 Strips Protective Coat From Drug-Resistant Klebsiella
Researchers at Hebei North University report that the lytic phage vB_KpnP_JYSS5 and its depolymerase Dep11 specifically target K57-type Klebsiella pneumoniae, ...
Transposon tool maps the essential genes of diverse phages
Researchers have developed phage Tn-seq, an anti-CRISPR-based transposon sequencing method that maps essential genes across diverse phage genomes and enables ...
Ocean Survey Uncovers Widespread Marine Staphylococcus Phage That Defines a New Virus Genus
A temperate phage isolated from western Pacific seawater infects Staphylococcus equorum, shares less than 26 percent genomic similarity with known ...
Excipients Emerge as Key Guardians of Liquid Phage Formulations Against Adsorption, Aggregation and Structural Damage
A new study in npj Viruses systematically examines how sugars, surfactants and buffering amino acids protect liquid bacteriophage formulations from ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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