Bacteriophages (phages) are biological entities that have attracted a great deal of attention
in recent years. They have been reported as the most abundant biological entities on the …

Introduction: Phages consist of nucleic acids and proteins that may lose their activity under
different physico-chemical conditions. The production process of phage formulations may …

Since the study of the molecular nature of the life cycle of double-stranded DNA
bacteriophages began, the problem of how the chromosome is condensed into the virion …

The recognition in the 1940s that bacterio-tems. The study of bacteriophages has contrib-
phages could help to elucidate the molecular uted much to the science ofvirology, since …

The ability to count biomolecules such as cancer-biomarker miRNAs with the naked eye is
seemingly impossible in molecular diagnostics. Here, we show an ultrasensitive naked-eye …

Typical of DNA bacteriophages and herpesviruses, HK97 assembles in two stages:
polymerization and maturation. First, capsid protein polymerizes into closed shells; then …

The complex double-stranded DNA bacteriophages assemble DNA-free protein shells
(procapsids) that subsequently package DNA. In the case of several double-stranded DNA …

The delivery of phages to epithelial surfaces for therapeutic outcomes is a realistic proposal,
and indeed one which is being currently tested in clinical trials. This paper reviews some of …

During the packaging of double-stranded DNA by bacterial viruses, the precursor procapsid
loses its internal core of scaffolding protein and undergoes a substantial expansion to form …

Viruses are major drivers of global biogeochemistry and the etiological agents of many
diseases. They are also the winners in the game of life: there are more viruses on the planet …