Bacteriophages (phages) are biological entities that have attracted a great deal of attention
in recent years. They have been reported as the most abundant biological entities on the …

As an ancient proverb states,“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” The so-called strictly
lytic or virulent bacteriophages (phages)—especially the viruses of pathogenic bacteria …

Since the discovery of bacteriophage in the early 1900s, there have been numerous
attempts to exploit their innate ability to kill bacteria. The purpose of this report is to review …

Antibiotic resistance evolution in bacteria indicates that one of the challenges faced by
phage therapy is that, sooner or later, bacteria will evolve resistance to phages. Evidently …

Interest in using bacteriophages to control the growth and spread of bacterial pathogens is
being revived in the wake of widespread antibiotic resistance. However, little is known about …

For a century, bacterial viruses called bacteriophages have been exploited as natural
antibacterial agents. However, their medicinal potential has not yet been exploited due to …

Phage therapy is the use of bacteriophages—viruses that use bacteria as their host cells—
as biocontrol agents of bacteria. Currently, phage therapy is garnering renewed interest as …

Reinventing phage therapy: are the parts greater than the sum? | Nature Biotechnology
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