Marine biofilms are ubiquitous in the marine environment. These complex microbial
communities rapidly respond to environmental changes and encompass hugely diverse …

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

Many microbes in nature reside in dense, metabolically interdependent communities. We
investigated the nature and extent of microbe-virus interactions in relation to microbial …

The global rise of antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens and the waning efficacy of
antibiotics urge consideration of alternative antimicrobial strategies. Phage therapy is a …

Phage predation is generally assumed to reduce microbial proliferation while not
contributing to the spread of antibiotic resistance. However, this assumption does not …

Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is undermining modern medicine, a problem
compounded by bacterial adaptation to antibiotic pressures. Phages are viruses that infect …

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

Abstract 'Candidatus Methanoperedens' are anaerobic methanotrophic (ANME) archaea
with global importance to methane cycling. Here meta-omics and fluorescence in situ …

Numerous ecological interactions among microbes—for example, competition for space and
resources, or interaction among phages and their bacterial hosts—are likely to occur …

Phages are increasingly recognized for their importance in microbial aggregates, including
their influence on microbial ecosystem services and biotechnology applications. However …