Bacteriophages and bacterial biofilms are widely present in natural environments, a fact that
has accelerated the evolution of phages and their bacterial hosts in these particular niches …

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

Bacteriophages are ubiquitous viral predators that have primarily been studied using fast-
growing laboratory cultures of their bacterial hosts. However, microbial life in nature is …

Phage treatment has been used as an alternative to antibiotics since the early 1900s.
However, bacteria may acquire phage resistance quickly, limiting the use of phage …

When considering the interactions between bacteriophages and their host, the issue of
phage-resistance emergence is a key element in understanding the ecological impact of …

Bacterial biofilms are involved in many chronic and difficult-to-treat infections. Phage therapy
against infectious biofilms is becoming a promising strategy, as suggested by the increasing …

Bacteria have developed different mechanisms to defend against phages, such as
preventing phages from being adsorbed on the surface of host bacteria; through the …

The rapid antiphage mutation of pathogens is a big challenge often encountered in the
application of phages in aquaculture, animal husbandry, and human disease prevention. A …

Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) is a vascular pathogen that invades the xylem
of Brassica crops. Current chemical and antibiotics‐based control measures for this …

Bacterial pathogens are major causes of crop diseases, leading to significant production
losses. For instance, kiwifruit canker, caused by the phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae …