#bacteriophages — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/ch-fr/111051/ Bactériophages : à la découverte des virus qui traquent les superbactéries #BactérieTueuse #bactéries #bactériophages #essai #EssaiThérapeutique #étude #Health #microbiote #phage #recherche #résistance #Santé #Suisse #SuperBactéries #virus

https://www.europesays.com/be-fr/91547/ Bactériophages : à la découverte des virus qui traquent les superbactéries #BactérieTueuse #Bactéries #bactériophages #BE #BEFr #Belgique #Belgium #essai #EssaiThérapeutique #étude #Health #microbiote #phage #Recherche #résistance #Santé #SuperBactéries #virus

Translation-dependent degradation of cas12 mRNA triggered by an anti-CRISPR

Murtazalieva, K., Mu, A., Petrovskaya, A. & Finn, R. D. The growing repertoire of phage anti-defence systems. Trends…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Science #Bacteriophages #HumanitiesandSocialSciences #Microbialgenetics #microbiology #multidisciplinary
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/614982/

Identification of a small #chemical molecule that actively inhibits #bacterial immune defenses, enabling #bacteriophages to successfully infect and destroy #bacteria that would otherwise resist #viral attack.
#Biochemistry #Microbiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/bchm02042601.html

In the German science program Quarks, Bärbel Stecher, professor of #IntestinalMicrobiome, explains how #bacteriophages target specific bacteria and their relevance for #AntibioticResistance and the #GutMicrobiome. Watch now: http://go.tum.de/112324

📷A.Eckert

#AI can now design functional #viruses - not the computer kind, either
Inject this synthetic #phage into #Ecoli and it kills better than the real thing
#Bacteriophages, are viruses that infect bacteria, have been widely studied since their discovery in the early 20th century. The end result of the AI portion of the project was a pool of 302 candidate #genomes, 285 of which were able to generate full genomes. Of those, 16 were found to inhibit growth of E. coli #bacteria.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/18/researchers_just_created_a_working/

#AI can now design functional #viruses - not the computer kind, either
Inject this synthetic #phage into #Ecoli and it kills better than the real thing
#Bacteriophages, are viruses that infect bacteria, have been widely studied since their discovery in the early 20th century. The end result of the AI portion of the project was a pool of 302 candidate #genomes, 285 of which were able to generate full genomes. Of those, 16 were found to inhibit growth of E. coli #bacteria.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/18/researchers_just_created_a_working/

#AI can now design functional #viruses - not the computer kind, either
Inject this synthetic #phage into #Ecoli and it kills better than the real thing
#Bacteriophages, are viruses that infect bacteria, have been widely studied since their discovery in the early 20th century. The end result of the AI portion of the project was a pool of 302 candidate #genomes, 285 of which were able to generate full genomes. Of those, 16 were found to inhibit growth of E. coli #bacteria.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/18/researchers_just_created_a_working/

#AI can now design functional #viruses - not the computer kind, either
Inject this synthetic #phage into #Ecoli and it kills better than the real thing
#Bacteriophages, are viruses that infect bacteria, have been widely studied since their discovery in the early 20th century. The end result of the AI portion of the project was a pool of 302 candidate #genomes, 285 of which were able to generate full genomes. Of those, 16 were found to inhibit growth of E. coli #bacteria.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/18/researchers_just_created_a_working/

#AI can now design functional #viruses - not the computer kind, either
Inject this synthetic #phage into #Ecoli and it kills better than the real thing
#Bacteriophages, are viruses that infect bacteria, have been widely studied since their discovery in the early 20th century. The end result of the AI portion of the project was a pool of 302 candidate #genomes, 285 of which were able to generate full genomes. Of those, 16 were found to inhibit growth of E. coli #bacteria.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/18/researchers_just_created_a_working/

Could animal poo help fight drug‑resistant infections? | @Reuters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m406j4coRzs
#news #NoShit #biology #disease #bacteriophages #feces #disease #infection #prevention #cures #treatments

Phage display (Microbiology 🦠)

Phage display is a laboratory technique for the study of protein–protein, protein–peptide, and protein–DNA interactions that uses bacteriophages to connect proteins with the genetic information that encodes them. In this technique, a gene encoding a protein of interest is inserted into a phage coat protein gene, causing the phage to "di...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phage_display

#PhageDisplay #Microbiology #Bacteriophages #MolecularBiology #DisplayTechniques

2-Apr-2025
The first case of #phageTherapy for biliary tract infection caused by #superbugs

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1079259 #science #medicine #microbiology #bacteriophages

How does the lysogenic-lytic cycle work in intestinal #bacteriophages? @dbikard &co show that hankyphage produces defective viral particles & identify RepCHP as master repressor of this #phage's lytic cycle #plosbiology https://plos.io/41Rr22S

Bacteria pass down their memories to fight viruses

https://www.earth.com/news/bacteria-pass-down-their-memories-to-fight-viruses/

#science #biology #microbiology #bacteria #genetics #viruses #bacteriophages #phages #crispr

"A century-old treatment that uses viruses to attack bacteria was successfully used in 2024 to save the life of a Singapore General Hospital (SGH) patient who had exhausted all care options for an antibiotic-resistant infection.

This made her the first patient in South-east Asia to benefit from phage therapy"

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/century-old-therapy-used-to-treat-sgh-patient-with-antibiotic-resistant-infection

#Bacteriophages #Health #Medicine #Singapore #Bacteria #PhageTherapy

#BREX system's unique #DNA_recognition mechanism enhances #bacterial #antiviral defense.

#bacteriophages #methyltransferase

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-brex-unique-dna-recognition-mechanism.html

New publication: Novel #bacteriophages targeting wheat #phyllosphere bacteria carry #DNAmodifications and single-strand breaks. #genomics #biodiversity

Operations Manager

ePhective

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/ephective-27778-operations-manager/?feed_id=88491

#bacterial_and_viral_infection #bacterial_host_interaction #bacteriophages #lab_management #operations #ScienceJobs #hiring #research
https://jobrxiv.org/job/ephective-27778-operations-manager/?feed_id=88491

Phage Scientist

ePhective

ePhective (San Francisco), a newly founded phage therapy company started by Joe Bondy-Denomy & Zemer Gitai, is looking for 2 Phage Scientists.

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/ephective-27778-phage-scientist/?feed_id=87350

#bacterial_and_viral_infection #bacterial_pathogenesis #bacterial_host_interaction #bacteriology #bacteriophages #ScienceJobs #hiring #resea...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/ephective-27778-phage-scientist/?feed_id=87350

Operations Manager

ePhective

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/ephective-27778-operations-manager/?feed_id=86741

#bacterial_and_viral_infection #bacterial_host_interaction #bacteriophages #lab_management #operations #ScienceJobs #hiring #research
https://jobrxiv.org/job/ephective-27778-operations-manager/?feed_id=86741

OK, I admit. This new #Kurzgesagt video is really great.

Kurzgesagt: *Why Scientists Are Puzzled By This Virus*

https://youtube.com/watch?v=SbvAaDN1bpE

#bacteriophages #viruses #bacteria #GutMicrobiota #GutFlora #cancer #ImmuneSystem

Phage Scientist

ePhective

ePhective (San Francisco), a newly founded phage therapy company started by Joe Bondy-Denomy & Zemer Gitai, is looking for 2 Phage Scientists.

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/ephective-27778-phage-scientist/?feed_id=82438

#bacterial_and_viral_infection #bacterial_pathogenesis #bacterial_host_interaction #bacteriology #bacteriophages #ScienceJobs #hiring #resea...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/ephective-27778-phage-scientist/?feed_id=82438

Operations Manager

ePhective

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/ephective-27778-operations-manager/?feed_id=81059

#bacterial_and_viral_infection #bacterial_host_interaction #bacteriophages #lab_management #operations #ScienceJobs #hiring #research
https://jobrxiv.org/job/ephective-27778-operations-manager/?feed_id=81059

Operations Manager

ePhective

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/ephective-27778-operations-manager/?feed_id=80821

#bacterial_and_viral_infection #bacterial_host_interaction #bacteriophages #lab_management #operations #ScienceJobs #hiring #research
https://jobrxiv.org/job/ephective-27778-operations-manager/?feed_id=80821

Operations Manager

ePhective

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/ephective-27778-operations-manager/?feed_id=79995

#bacterial_and_viral_infection #bacterial_host_interaction #bacteriophages #lab_management #operations #ScienceJobs #hiring #research
https://jobrxiv.org/job/ephective-27778-operations-manager/?feed_id=79995

11-JUL-2024
Researchers develop a way to make lifesaving #phages accessible, transportable and much easier to use
When #antibiotics fail, #bacteriophages can often save lives, but determining which ones will work and sourcing them is haphazard

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1051090
#science #PhageTherapy #bacteria #MicrobialEcology #medicine

How #polyps of the moon #jellyfish repel viral attacks on their microbiome
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-polyps-moon-jellyfish-repel-viral.html

Marine #bacteriophages disturb the associated #microbiota of A. aurita with a recoverable effect on host morphology: Melissa Stante et al. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1356337/full

"In the polyp stage, they are attached to the seabed and use their tentacles to catch food from the water. On their surface are numerous #bacteria that form the #microbiome, which plays an important role in the fitness of the polyp"

Phage display (Microbiology 🦠)

Phage display is a laboratory technique for the study of protein–protein, protein–peptide, and protein–DNA interactions that uses bacteriophages to connect proteins with the genetic information that encodes them. In this technique, a gene encoding a protein of interest is inserted into a phage coat protein gene, causing the phage to "di...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phage_display

#PhageDisplay #Microbiology #Bacteriophages #MolecularBiology #DisplayTechniques

Bar-coding #bacteriophages: New method could unleash powerful #biotechnology applications.

#CRISPRi #genomics

https://phys.org/news/2024-01-bar-coding-bacteriophages-method-unleash.html

Bar-coding #bacteriophages: New method could unleash powerful #biotechnology applications.

#CRISPRi #genomics

https://phys.org/news/2024-01-bar-coding-bacteriophages-method-unleash.html

#Bacteriophages encode anti-CRISPR proteins that inactivate bacterial #CRISPR-Cas systems, allowing successful invasion, replication & integration. This study shows that #antiCRISPR protein AcrIIA1 induces degradation of #Cas9 in human cells #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3uUGAos

#Virus {#bacteriophages} from #depths of the Mariana Trench uncovered https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth/oceans/virus-mariana-trench/ #ocean #research #biodiversity

Bacteria as playgrounds for MGEs:

How it started - How it's going.

Who interacts with whom? Who defends from what? Things are getting complex...

Eduardo Rocha at #JGI2023

#MGE #bacteriophages #plasmid #genomics #JGI2023 @LBNLBioSci

26-Jul-2023
How eavesdropping viruses battle it out to infect us

Bonnie Bassler and her team have found that dozens of viruses respond to quorum sensing or other chemical signals from bacteria. Their work appears in the current issue of Nature

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/996818
exciting stuff, but it's about #phages using the #QuorumSensing of #bacteria, so not at all about how "to infect us" - unless the writer identifies as a bacterium. #science #ecology #MicrobialEcology #viruses #bacteriophages

Biologists Discover Over 100,000 New Types of RNA Viruses https://www.sci.news/biology/new-rna-viruses-11511.html

Expansion of the global RNA #virome reveals diverse clades of #bacteriophages https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)01118-7

This allowed the researchers to reconstruct how the #viruses underwent diverse acclimation processes throughout their #evolution in order to adapt to different hosts. Some of the new viruses are suspected of infecting various pathogenic #microbes, thus opening up the possibility of using viruses to control them.

#Introduction

I'm an associate professor at #UniversityofNorthTexas in #Biology and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in #UNTCollegeofScience. My professional interests are in #microbiology #bacteriophages #Streptomyces #DBER #STEMeducation #BiologyEducationResearch. Hobbies include #camping #hiking #kayaking #birdwatching #photography. All views are my own. He/Him/His.