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ISVM members are invited to participate in the upcoming elections for the ISVM Executive Board, with voting taking place from October 7th to 21st, 2024, to shape the future of the organization and its initiatives in viruses of microbes rese

A new 'evolutionary trained' phage cocktail exploits resistance tradeoffs to target P. aeruginosa biofilms with enhanced efficacy without triggering dual-phage resistance.

PlzR inhibits type IV pili assembly in P. aeruginosa and prevents phage infection.

A new perspective piece highlights how phages, phage-derived proteins and organic acids offer potential as biocontrols for fruit crop pathogens (especially P. syringae pathovars actinidiae and syringae, which attack kiwifruit and stone frui

An array of anti-defence systems have been discovered in the ‘leading region’ of plasmids (the first to enter the cell), revealing their substantial role in evading bacterial immunity during conjugation. (Not phage exactly, but lots to lear

Qeen Biotechnologies (Gatineau, Quebec) has announced the opening of its new 4,800 sq ft manufacturing facility designed for phage production, with operations starting as of September 2024.

TATUM Bioscience (Quebec) is a phage immunotherapy company constantly looking for talented individuals who are eager to hack biology and develop next-generation drugs. If you want to join the team at TATUM, please submit your CV and motivat

Querying 34 toothbrush and 92 showerhead metagenomes, researchers identified 22 complete, 232 high-quality and 362 medium-quality viral OTUs, with viral richness correlating with bacterial richness. Low sequence similarity to references and

How can we harness phage-based technologies to edit bacterial genes in the microbiome? Jesus Fernandez of Eligo Biosciences shares how they're modifying phages to base-edit mouse gut bacteria, and how that opens up new possibilities for tre

Leicester Phage is hiring a research technician to genetically engineer Salmonella-infecting bacteriophages, with the goal of developing customized phage therapeutics as alternatives to antimicrobials.

Carolin Wendling at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany is seeking a PhD student to work on a newly-funded European Research Council project focused on using phages to combat drug-resistant bacterial infections. They are

Alexander Harms at ETH Zurich is hiring a postdoc to study P. aeruginosa phage-host interactions, utilizing advanced genetics and genomics to uncover molecular insights that could inform phage therapy applications.

Need help with phage manufacturing, and looking for an outsourcing partner? JAFRAL manufactures phages to the highest quality and purity, and develops manufacturing processes and analytical methods for various phage types and phage applicat

This Week in Virology (TWiV) recorded a special live podcast episode at the 2024 Viruses of Microbes meeting in Cairns, Australia. Hosts Vincent Racaniello and Jolene Ramsey interviewed phage researchers Krystyna Dabrowska and Rob Lavigne a

A team at Singapore General Hospital has initiated individualized phage therapy for their first patient!

If you work with metagenomes (or metatranscriptomes), would like to explore what viruses/phages are in your datasets, but don't know where to start, the Modular Viromics Pipeline is for you!

Looking to find phage sequences in your metagenomic data? A new tool, Jaeger, finds more true positives, fewer false positives, in a reduced runtime!

William Summers has authored a new review on how the Cold War geopolitical climate in the US contributed to the decline of phage therapy, while it thrived in Eastern Europe.

Landman.Bio is a new company advancing sustainable phage-based solutions for combating bacterial infections in crops, leveraging over two decades of research from KU Leuven.

This Week in Virology (TWiV) recorded a special live podcast episode at the 2024 Viruses of Microbes meeting in Cairns, Australia. Hosts Vincent Racaniello and Jolene Ramsey interviewed phage researchers Krystyna Dabrowska and Rob Lavigne a