A bacteriophage is a type of virus that infects ... remove a portion of their host cells' bacterial DNA during the infection process and then transfer this DNA into the genome of new host cells.

Huge, bacteria-eating viruses could be a game-changer for antibiotics that currently struggle to fend off deadly infections.

Whilst the ultimate outcome of the lytic cycle is production of new phage progeny and death of the host bacterial cell, this is a multistep process involving precise coordination of gene ... 100-200 ...

In the face of rising concerns about antibiotic resistant infections, an international group of microbial experts have ...

He has a master’s degree in medical genetics from the University of British Columbia but he switched careers when he discovered that writing his thesis was the most enjoyable part of the process.

A bacterial virus is caused by a bacteriophage ... the creation of new proteins and aborting the infection—but dooming itself ...

The phage therapy market is experiencing significant growth due to the increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant infections and the growing interest in alternative treatments. Advances in ...

the process that leads to protein formation. The research focuses on the marine bacterium Synechococcus and its interaction with the bacteriophage Syn9. Synechococcus, a cyanobacterium ...