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

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

Trans-dominant negative mutant proteins that are derived from phage-encoded genes can be used to sabotage the function of multimeric phage–protein complexes by a process called subunit poisoning.

Jumbo phages use a protein shield to protect their DNA from bacterial attacks. A special handshake controls which molecules enter.

The FDA has approved the intravenous antibiotic Emblaveo for adults with complicated intra-abdominal infections who have limited treatment options. WHO and the Uganda Health Ministry have launched ...

A vaginal yeast infection is caused by an overgrowth of yeast (a type of fungus) in the body. People with diabetes are more prone to getting these infections because their blood sugar levels are often ...

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Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis — also known as river blindness — and the fifth worldwide, according to WHO.

This manuscript describes an important finding of the transcriptional control of a chimeric gene transfer agents (GTA) cluster in Bartonella by a processive anti-termination factor (BrrG). The ...

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The BEVS platform encompasses three core parts: Baculovirus production, insect cell infection, and purification. First ... Cas9 to edit the baculovirus vector to gain anti-apoptotic ability and ...