Whilst the ultimate outcome of the lytic cycle is production of new phage progeny and death of the host bacterial cell, this is a multistep process involving precise coordination of gene transcription ...

Bacteriophages are gaining increasing interest as antimicrobial tools, largely due to the emergence of multi-antibiotic–resistant bacteria. Although their huge diversity and virulence make them ...

Bacteriophages (phages), discovered 100 years ago, are able to infect and destroy only bacterial cells. In the current crisis of antibiotic efficacy, phage therapy is considered as a supplementary or ...