Phage therapy is a medical form of biological control of bacterial infections, one that uses
naturally occurring viruses, called bacteriophages or phages, as antibacterial agents …

Despite unfavorable Antarctic conditions, such as cold temperatures, freeze-thaw cycles,
high ultraviolet radiation, dryness and lack of nutrients, microorganisms were able to adapt …

Integrated bacteriophages (prophages) can impact host cells, affecting their lifestyle,
genomic diversity, and fitness. However, many basic aspects of how these organisms affect …

Purpose The spread of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) encoded by the bla NDM
gene has been a global health crisis for many years. Most of bla NDM-harboring bacteria …

Cyanobacterial expansion is harmful to the environment, the ecology of Lake Baikal and the
economy of nearby regions and can be dangerous to people and animals. Since 2011, the …

Generalized transduction allows phages to move phage genome-sized segments of DNA
between bacteria. Not all phages are able to so-transduce bacterial DNA and variations …

The ability of non-essential prophage genes to modify bacterial phenotype is called
lysogenic conversion. Though most notoriously, as well as most recognizably, lysogenic …

Huanglongbing (HLB) is one of the most severe bacterial diseases affecting world citrus
production. At present, three distinct prophage types, Type 1, 2 and 3, have been found in …