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Exodus is an open source tool for detection and quantification of phage pooled together in a single sample. It allows for accurate quantification of known phage, even when they are sequenced alongside with other very similar phages.

Preprint: Class I DISARM provides anti-phage and anti-conjugation activity by unmethylated DNA recognition.

Paper: Type I CRISPR-Cas provides robust immunity but incomplete attenuation of phage-induced cellular stress.

Preprint: a novel locally c-di-GMP-controlled exopolysaccharide synthase is required for phage N4 Infection of E. coli.

The CF Foundation has awarded $5 Million to BiomX to conduct a Phase 1b/2a clinical trial to test the safety and tolerability of phage therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in people with cystic fibrosis.

New profile of Citizen Phage, a new UK-based citizen science project run by Ben Temperton. “In the first few months of operation, the Citizen Phage Library has isolated 78 new phages from around 100 samples”. (Phage Directory is excited to

Microbiome Times analysed its Microbiome Drug Database™, a repository of biotechs developing microbiome drugs, for phage-related drugs. They found that almost 70% of the total of 100 company-sponsored, phage-based drug development programs

Paper: Digital phagograms: predicting phage infectivity through a multilayer machine learning approach. See Dimi Boeckaerts’ Twitter thread for key points.

Paper: Isolation and characterization of novel lytic phages to combat multidrug-resistant E. coli and Salmonella spp. — Contributed by Ivy Mutai (Phage Team Kenya and Uganda)

Head on over to Ohio State’s Center of Microbiome Science YouTube channel to watch all of the 2021 Viromics Workshop Webinar Series.

Looking for a new phage podcast? Check out Phage Therapy Today, a podcast aimed to deliver insights into current advancements and challenges in phage therapy from academia, financial, regulatory, manufacturing and entrepreneurial perspectiv

Paper: The genetic basis of phage susceptibility, cross-resistance and host-range in Salmonella.

Paper: Genomic analysis of prophages from Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates.

Paper: Spontaneous phage resistance in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli.

Review: Phages of phytopathogenic bacteria - high potential but challenging application

Review: Phage therapy for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.

INPHARED is an automated retrieval and analysis system for complete phage genomes and associated metadata. Its January 2021 collection contained 14,244 genomes; 75% were isolated on only 30 bacterial genera. PubMed Central

The Africa Phage Forum is excited to announce the APF 2021 Symposium, taking place next week! Theme: Opportunities in One Health for Phage Research in Africa. Speakers include Dr. Emmanuel Nnadi, Dr. Evelien Adriaenssens, Dr. Janet Nale,

Evelien Adriaenssens has asked a question "What is your favourite genome comparison visualisation tool? EasyFig and Mauve don't work for me anymore after updating OS. Clinker is great, but doesn't compare the nucleotide sequence. BRIG works

Official trailer for 'Salt in My Soul', a documentary about Mallory Smith, the young woman with CF who passed away in 2017 just before she could receive phage therapy.