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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 The increased interest in phages as antibacterial agents has resulted in a rise in the number of sequenced phage genomes, necessitating the development of user-friendly bioinformatics tools for genome annotation. A promoter is a DNA sequence that is used
Muhammad Shujaat +4 more
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Bacteriophage, 2015 The resurgence of interest in bacteriophages for use in combating antibiotic resistant bacteria is coincident with an urgent call for more effective science education practices, including hands-on learning opportunities. To address this issue, a number of solutions have been proposed, including a large educational experiment, begun in 2007 by the ...
Louise, Temple, Lynn, Lewis
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Genomic Analysis of Molecular Bacterial Mechanisms of Resistance to Phage Infection
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 To optimize phage therapy, we need to understand how bacteria evolve against phage attacks. One of the main problems of phage therapy is the appearance of bacterial resistance variants.
Antón Ambroa +19 more
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Bacteriophage, 2011 Bacteriophages or phages are the most abundant organisms in the biosphere and they are a ubiquitous feature of prokaryotic existence. A bacteriophage is a virus which infects a bacterium. Archaea are also infected by viruses, whether these should be referred to as 'phages' is debatable, but they are included as such in the scope this article.
Clokie, MR +3 more
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Biomedicines, 2019 Chronic wounds are a major healthcare burden, with huge public health and economic impact. Microbial infections are the single most important cause of chronic, non-healing wounds.
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Phage Cocktails and the Future of Phage Therapy
Future Microbiology, 2013 Viruses of bacteria, known as bacteriophages or phages, were discovered nearly 100 years ago. Their potential as antibacterial agents was appreciated almost immediately, with the first 'phage therapy' trials predating Fleming's discovery of penicillin by approximately a decade.
Benjamin K, Chan +2 more
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Microorganisms, 2022 Treatment of infections caused by bacteria has become more complex due to the increasing number of bacterial strains that are resistant to conventional antimicrobial therapy. A highly promising alternative appears to be bacteriophage (phage) therapy, in which natural predators of bacteria, bacteriophages, play a role.
Marek Straka +2 more
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Recent Advances in Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Research in Latin America
Microorganisms, 2018 Pathogenic Escherichia coli are known to be a common cause of diarrheal disease and a frequently occurring bacterial infection in children and adults in Latin America. Despite the effort to combat diarrheal infections, the south of the American continent
Alfredo G. Torres +6 more
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BiologyFire blight, caused by the plant-pathogenic bacterium Erwinia amylovora, is a highly contagious and difficult-to-control disease due to its efficient dissemination and survival and the scarcity of effective control methods. Copper and antibiotics are the
Elena G. Biosca +6 more
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Frontiers in MicrobiologyVirulent as well as temperate phages usually require lysis of bacteria to release their progeny into the surrounding. Double-stranded DNA phages achieve lysis by phage-encoded endolysins that degrade the bacterial cell wall.
Jan Michel Frederik Schwarzkopf +5 more
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