Bacteriophage

  • Scientists Using Bacteriophages to Prevent Infections on Medical Implant Materials
    Viruses that infect and kill bacteria — used to treat infections in the pre-antibiotic era a century ago — may have a new role in preventing formation of the sticky biofilms of bacteria responsible for infections on implanted medical devices. That's the topic of a report in ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • New Study Shows Viruses Can Have Immune Systems
    A study published today in the journal Nature reports that a viral predator of the cholera bacteria has stolen the functional immune system of bacteria and is using it against its bacterial host. The study provides the first evidence that this type of virus, the ...More
    February 27, 2013
    Posted in News
  • Researchers Identify Predator-Producing Bacteria
    A team led by Lora V. Hooper, an associate professor of immunology and microbiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and including UT Arlington assistant professor of biology Jorge Rodrigues, examined the bacteriophages, or phages, produced by genetic ...More
    December 12, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Viruses Help Scientists Battle Pathogenic Bacteria and Improve Water Supply
    Infectious bacteria received a taste of their own medicine from University of Missouri researchers who used viruses to infect and kill colonies of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, common disease-causing bacteria. The viruses, known as bacteriophages, could be used to efficiently ...More
    September 24, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Newly Discovered Reservoir of Antibiotic Resistance Genes
    Waters polluted by the ordure of pigs, poultry, or cattle represent a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes, both known and potentially novel. These resistance genes can be spread among different bacterial species by bacteriophage, bacteria-infecting viruses, according ...More
    October 20, 2011
    Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
  • Understanding a Bacterial Immune System One Step at a Time
    Researchers at the University of Alberta have taken an important step in understanding an immune system of bacteria, a finding that could have implications for medical care and both the pharmaceutical and dairy industries. In research published in the journal Nature ...More
    May 17, 2011
    Posted in News

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