[HTML][HTML] A perfect fit: Bacteriophage receptor-binding proteins for diagnostic and therapeutic applications

J Klumpp, M Dunne, MJ Loessner - Current opinion in microbiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacteriophages are the most abundant biological entity on earth, acting as the predators
and evolutionary drivers of bacteria. Owing to their inherent ability to specifically infect and …

[HTML][HTML] Evolutionary dynamics between phages and bacteria as a possible approach for designing effective phage therapies against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

M Hasan, J Ahn - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the increasing global threat of antibiotic resistance, there is an urgent need to develop
new effective therapies to tackle antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. Bacteriophage …

Bacteriophage therapy in aquaculture: Current status and future challenges

R Liu, G Han, Z Li, S Cun, B Hao, J Zhang, X Liu - Folia Microbiologica, 2022 - Springer
The escalation of antibiotic resistance has revitalized bacteriophage (phage) therapy.
Recently, phage therapy has been gradually applied in medicine, agriculture, food, and …

Bacteriophages as drivers of bacterial virulence and their potential for biotechnological exploitation

K Schroven, A Aertsen, R Lavigne - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Bacteria-infecting viruses (phages) and their hosts maintain an ancient and complex
relationship. Bacterial predation by lytic phages drives an ongoing phage-host arms race …

CRISPR systems: Novel approaches for detection and combating COVID-19

F Safari, M Afarid, B Rastegari, A Borhani-Haghighi… - Virus Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Type V and VI CRISPR enzymes are RNA-guided, DNA and RNA-targeting
effectors that allow specific gene knockdown. Cas12 and Cas13 are CRISPR proteins that …

[HTML][HTML] Crystal structure and functional implication of bacterial STING

TP Ko, YC Wang, CS Yang, MH Hou, CJ Chen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Mammalian innate immune sensor STING (ST imulator of IN terferon G ene) was recently
found to originate from bacteria. During phage infection, bacterial STING sense c-di-GMP …

[HTML][HTML] Potential utility of melatonin in deadly infectious diseases related to the overreaction of innate immune response and destructive inflammation: focus on …

DX Tan, R Hardeland - Melatonin Research, 2020 - melatonin-research.net
The high mortality of deadly virus infectious diseases including SARS, MERS, COVID-19,
and avian flu is often caused by the uncontrolled innate immune response and destructive …

Development of phage resistance in multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae is associated with reduced virulence: a case report of a personalised phage therapy

J Li, B Yan, B He, L Li, X Zhou, N Wu, Q Wang… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives Phage-resistant bacteria often emerge rapidly when performing phage therapy.
However, the relationship between the emergence of phage-resistant bacteria and …

[HTML][HTML] Acinetobacter baumannii phages: past, present and future

Q Tu, M Pu, Y Li, Y Wang, M Li, L Song, M Li, X An… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is one of the most common clinical pathogens and
a typical multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterium. With the increase of drug-resistant A …

Sequence-function relationships in phage-encoded bacterial cell wall lytic enzymes and their implications for phage-derived product design

R Vázquez, E García, P García - Journal of virology, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Phage (endo) lysins are thought to be a viable alternative to usual antibiotic chemotherapy
to fight resistant bacterial infections. However, a comprehensive view of lysins' structure and …