Bacteriophages—viruses that infect bacteria—are abundant within our bodies, but their
significance to human health is only beginning to be explored. Here, we synthesize what is …

Bacteriophages (hence termed phages) are viruses that target bacteria and have long been
considered as potential future treatments against antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection …

Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria and archaea and are classified as virulent or
temperate phages based on their life cycles. A temperate phage, also known as a lysogenic …

Most bacteria are polylysogens that carry multiple prophages integrated into the
chromosome. These prophages confer advantages to their bacterial host, yet also pose a …

Listeriosis is caused by Listeria monocytogenes (LM) and is currently considered to be one
of the leading food-borne diseases worldwide, with mortality rate of 20%∼ 30%. Currently …

Bacteriophages (phages) are the most abundant biological entity in the human body, but
until recently the role that phages play in human health was not well characterized. Although …

Invasive bacteria colonise their host tissues by establishing niches inside eukaryotic cells,
where they grow either in the cytosol or inside a specialised vacuole. These two distinct …

Highlights•Interactions between bacteria and phages are in a continuum between extreme
antagonism and occasional symbiosis, resulting in hypervarible defense and …

Listeria monocytogenes strain 10403S harbors two phage elements in its chromosome; one
produces infective virions and the other tailocins. It was previously demonstrated that …

Prokaryotic genomes are replete with mobile genetic elements (MGE) that span a continuum
of replication autonomy. On numerous occasions during microbial evolution, diverse MGE …