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Category: Bacteriophages
Enhancing phage therapy by coating single bacteriophage-infected bacteria with polymer to preserve phage vitality
The efficacy of bacteriophages in treating bacterial infections largely depends on the phages’ vitality, which is impaired when they are naturall…
Simultaneous entry as an adaptation to virulence in a novel satellite-helper system infecting Streptomyces species
Satellites are mobile genetic elements that are dependent upon the replication machinery of their helper viruses. Bacteriophages have provided many…
Ubiquitous, B12-dependent virioplankton utilizing ribonucleotide-triphosphate reductase demonstrate interseasonal dynamics and associate with a diverse range of bacterial hosts in the pelagic ocean
Through infection and lysis of their coexisting bacterial hosts, viruses impact the biogeochemical cycles sustaining globally significant pelagic o…
Contrasting drivers of abundant phage and prokaryotic communities revealed in diverse coastal ecosystems
Phages (viruses of bacteria and archaea) are a ubiquitous top-down control on microbial communities by selectively infecting and killing cells. As …