Bacterial pathogens in water, food, and the environment are spreading diseases around the
world. According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report, waterborne pathogens pose …

Archaeal viruses display a high degree of structural and genomic diversity. Few details are
known about the mechanisms by which these viruses enter and exit their host cells …

Colibacillosis is a disease caused by Escherichia coli and remains a major concern in
poultry production, as it leads to significant economic losses due to carcass condemnation …

The environmental impact of uncultured phages is shaped by their preferred life cycle (lytic
or lysogenic). However, our ability to predict it is very limited. We aimed to discriminate …

Biofilms are composed of multicellular communities of microbial cells and their self-secreted
extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). The viruses named bacteriophages can infect and …

In recent years, the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has posed a severe threat to global
public health, necessitating innovative and alternative approaches to combat this escalating …

Contamination of meats and meat products by pathogenic microorganisms is responsible for
significant percentage of outbreaks of foodborne illness. There are also concerns over the …

A mis padres por ser los principales promotores de mis sueños y enseñarme que nada es
imposible. Por su paciencia y dedicación al criarme, por la compañía en las largas noches …

Complete genome sequences of four novel mycobacteriophages, Diminimus, Dulcita,
Glaske16, and Koreni, isolated from soil are presented. All these bacteriophages belong to …

Phages, viruses that infect bacteria, have been explored as promising tools for the detection
of human disease. By leveraging the specificity of phages for their bacterial hosts, phage …