The use of bacteriophages for biological control of bacterial infections is a promising approach to combat antimicrobial resistant bacteria. Prediction of phage-bacteria interactions is key to identify sensitive bacterial strains to phage therapy. Si...
Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are widespread antiphage defense elements in bacteria that may impede successful phage therapy. Phage-encoded inhibitors of these systems have been discovered that enhance phage infection capacity. We used fragment-based ...
Bacteriophages, viruses infecting bacteria, are estimated to outnumber their cellular hosts by 10-fold, acting as key players in all microbial ecosystems. Under evolutionary pressure by their host, they evolve rapidly and encode a large diversity of ...
Bacterial infections represent a serious global threat to public health, often leading to severe infectious diseases and even fatalities. The most effective approach to prevent outbreaks is through the implementation of rapid, accurate, and simple po...
Temperate phages and prophages are well-known carriers of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) facilitating their transmission. In contrast, lytic phages rarely harbor functional ARGs. However, by a lenient threshold search strategy combined with a mac...
Bacteriophages offer a promising alternative to conventional antimicrobials, especially when such treatments fail. While natural phages are viable for therapy, advances in synthetic biology allow precise genome modifications to enhance their therapeu...
Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR
Aug 18, 2025
SUMMARYUnderstanding protein functions is crucial for interpreting microbial life; however, reliable function annotation remains a major challenge in computational biology. Despite significant advances in bioinformatics methods, ~30% of all bacterial...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder frequently accompanied by psychological symptoms. Bacterial microbiota plays a critical role in mediating local and systemic immunity, and alterations in these microbial communities...
Bacteriophages (phages) are vital components in biological wastewater ecosystems, whose concentrations are far exceeding those bacteria. Despite their importance, they are often overlooked and regarded as the "dark matter" in biological treatment pro...
Journal of bioscience and bioengineering
Jun 4, 2025
Phage display selection has been used for directed evolution of antibody fragments. However, variants with binding affinity cannot be always identified due to undesirable enrichment of target-unrelated variants in the biopanning process. Here, our go...
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