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In a new paper in Biotechnology Advances, Wajid Hussain (Huazhong University of Science and Technology) and colleagues review genetic engineering approaches for bacteriophages, with a focus on their potential applications.

This week, Jessica Sacher shares learnings from setting up a pipeline for phage production/purification/QC at Phage Australia, and using it to provide phage therapy for our first 3 patients in 2022! Biggest learning: the hardest part about

KU Leuven is hiring a Postdoc to work on a bacterial synthetic biology research project involving phage-host dynamics and bioprocess modelling.

From A-Z of phage development, the 5th Bacteriophage Therapy Summit is the definitive commercial-orientated conference to accelerate phage-based applications for organizations pioneering with phage pipelines. Explore advancements in clinic

On Feb 28 at 5PM East Africa Time, Phage Kenya Consortium will be hosting a talk by Dr. Evelien Adriaenssens (Quadram Institute; Chair of ICTV Bacterial Viruses Committee) on the recently announced changes to phage taxonomy, including the a

On February 8 at 9:30am GMT the UK Parliament Science and Technology Committee will be holding a public oral evidence session for "The antimicrobial potential of bacteriophages."

The MDPI Journal 'Cells' is hosting a special issue entitled Phage Therapy and Phage-Derived Enzymes as Antibacterial Agents led by Guest Editors Drs. Stephen Abedon, Katarzyna Danis-Wlodarczyk, Razi Kebriaei, and Aleksandra Petrovic Fabija

Researchers from UC San Diego, the J. Craig Venter Institute and Yale University have been awarded $10 million by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to support research on using jumbo viruses as new therapeutic agents.

In this new paper in Frontiers in Microbiology, Qin Qi (Macquarie University, Australia) and colleagues present evidence that temperate and virulent (lytic) bacteriophages (phages) carry integrons. Integrons are mobile genetic elements that

In a new paper in PNAS, Benoit Pons (University of Exeter) and colleagues show that antibiotics that target the protein translation machinery can alter the outcome of bacteria-phage interactions by interfering with the production of phage-e

A new paper by Jan Finke (Hakai Institute, Canada) and colleagues describes Deep6, a deep learning model for classification of metatranscriptomic sequences into prokaryotes, eukaryotes, or one of the four viral realms (Duplodnaviria, Varidn

Daniela Rothschild-Rodriguez and colleagues published a new paper exploring the role of phages in influencing the mucosal integrity of the human gut, and how these interactions may affect health and disease states. They also cover phage-enc

Research Scientist at A&P Inphatec in Palo Alto, CA A&P Inphatec, LLC has commercialized the first product to treat Pierce’s Disease in grapevines. Our unique solution utilizes bacteriophages to target and kill the bacteria at the source o

Research Scientist at A&P Inphatec in Palo Alto, CA A&P Inphatec, LLC has commercialized the first product to treat Pierce’s Disease in grapevines. Our unique solution utilizes bacteriophages to target and kill the bacteria at the source o

Research Scientist at A&P Inphatec in Palo Alto, CA A&P Inphatec, LLC has commercialized the first product to treat Pierce’s Disease in grapevines. Our unique solution utilizes bacteriophages to target and kill the bacteria at the source o

Research Scientist at A&P Inphatec in Palo Alto, CA A&P Inphatec, LLC has commercialized the first product to treat Pierce’s Disease in grapevines. Our unique solution utilizes bacteriophages to target and kill the bacteria at the source o

This week, Dr. Josh Jones from UK Phage Therapy drops an announcement on the establishment of a new UK-based phage therapy screening and manufacturing initiative, which will function as the UK’s national clinical phage centre. Bacteriophage

The Gao Lab at Stanford University is seeking a postdoctoral scientist in structural biology to join their new research team. The lab is focused on exploring and harnessing the vast diversity of genes throughout Earth’s microbiome to unders

The Ohio State University is looking for a postdoctoral scholar to help coordinate datasets and associated laboratory activities for both microbial and phage banks. The scholar's technical expertise will support the research and development

Postdoctoral position: computational biology of temperate phage host range in Klebsiella at Jagiellonian University, Mostowy Lab in Krakow, Poland We are seeking a motivated and driven person to do a post-doc in the group of Rafal Mostowy