Chronic infections caused by microbial biofilms represent an important clinical challenge.
The recalcitrance of microbial biofilms to antimicrobials and to the immune system is a major …

We are in the midst of a golden age of uncovering defense systems against bacteriophages.
Apart from the fundamental interest in these defense systems, and revolutionary applications …

Antibiotic resistance is a major public health challenge worldwide, whose implications for
global health might be devastating if novel antibacterial strategies are not quickly …

Viruses of bacteria (bacteriophages or phage) have broad effects on bacterial ecology and
evolution in nature that mediate microbial interactions, shape bacterial diversity, and …

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 …

Bacteriophages are obligate parasites of bacteria characterized by the breadth of hosts that
they can infect. This “host range” depends on the genotypes and morphologies of the phage …

Bacteriophages (phages) are selective viral predators of bacteria. Abundant and ubiquitous
in nature, phages can be used to treat bacterial infections (phage therapy), including …

Highlights•Biofilm infections are heterogenous, persistent and recalcitrant.•The rise of
antibiotic resistance necessitates new therapeutic strategies to eradicate biofilms.•The …

Bacteriophages and bacterial biofilms are widely present in natural environments, a fact that
has accelerated the evolution of phages and their bacterial hosts in these particular niches …

Bacterial biofilms can enhance bacteria's viability by providing resistance against antibiotics
and conventional disinfectants. The existence of biofilm is a serious threat to human health …