Phage therapy for crops: concepts, experimental and bioinformatics approaches to direct its application

JL Villalpando-Aguilar, G Matos-Pech… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Phage therapy consists of applying bacteriophages, whose natural function is to kill specific
bacteria. Bacteriophages are safe, evolve together with their host, and are environmentally …

The role of bacteriophages in the gut microbiota: implications for human health

SC Emencheta, CV Olovo, OC Eze, CF Kalu… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bacteriophages (phages) are nano-sized viruses characterized by their inherent ability to
live off bacteria. They utilize diverse mechanisms to absorb and gain entry into the bacterial …

[HTML][HTML] Viral community structure and functional potential vary with lifestyle and altitude in soils of Mt. Everest

Y Zhu, Y Zhang, S Yan, X Chen, S Xie - Environment International, 2023 - Elsevier
More and more focus has been placed on the processes by which viruses interact with
bacteria to influence the biogeochemical cycles. The intricacy of soil matrix and the …

A lytic phage to control multidrug-resistant avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) infection

L Yao, Y Bao, J Hu, B Zhang, Z Wang… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The inappropriate use of antibiotics has led to the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains.
Bacteriophages (phages) have gained renewed attention as promising alternatives or …

Isolation and encapsulation of bacteriophage with chitosan nanoparticles for biocontrol of multidrug-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated …

MM Elsayed, RM Elkenany, AY El-Khateeb… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study was divided into two parts. The first part, the determination of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prevalence in 25 broiler chicken farms, with the detection of …

Phage interactions with the nervous system in health and disease

A Jędrusiak, W Fortuna, J Majewska, A Górski… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The central nervous system manages all of our activities (eg, direct thinking and decision-
making processes). It receives information from the environment and responds to …

Comparative genomics and proteomics analysis of phages infecting multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli O177 isolated from cattle faeces

PK Montso, AM Kropinski, F Mokoena, RE Pierneef… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The increasing prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) pathogens has become a major
global health concern. To address this challenge, innovative strategies such as …

An Eco-evolutionary Model on Surviving Lysogeny Through Grounding and Accumulation of Prophages

PA Sudhakari, BCM Ramisetty - Microbial Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Temperate phages integrate into the bacterial genomes propagating along with the bacterial
genomes. Multiple phage elements, representing diverse prophages, are present in most …

Two novel phages PSPa and APPa inhibit planktonic, sessile and persister populations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and mitigate its virulence in Zebrafish model

C Karthika, N Malligarjunan, R Jothi, T Kasthuri… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The present study explores the avenue of phage therapy as an alternative antimicrobial
therapeutic approach to counter multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa …

Characterization of two virulent Salmonella phages and transient application in egg, meat and lettuce safety

XW Sun, F Xue, C Cong, B Murtaza, LL Wang… - Food Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Salmonella, a prominent foodborne pathogen, has posed enduring challenges to the
advancement of food safety and global public health. The escalating concern over antibiotic …