Researchers at Pitt have produced the most detailed image to date of a bacteriophage–phage for short–that has allowed them to ...

New antibiotic drugs are proving difficult to find – but there is a completely different approach to killing bacteria that may prove vital in saving us from infections: using viruses.

Research on the gut microbiome has focused mainly on bacteria, but bacteriophages and fungi play critical roles as well, with significant influences on health and disease.

Aims: Novel anticancer strategies have employed bacteriophages as drug carriers and display platforms for anticancer agents; however, bacteriophage-based platforms maintain their natural ...

In the fight against antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) superbugs, an important weapon may just be hiding in some polluted stream, ...

The results excited Hartmann: They identified 614 different viruses, classified as viral operational taxonomic units (vOTUs), with each sample containing a unique combination of bacteriophages. While ...

Phage therapy exploits the fact that bacteriophages ... and effectively as a treatment alternative to antibiotics for many ...