We commonly acknowledge that bacterial viruses (phages) shape the composition and
evolution of bacterial communities in nature and therefore have important roles in ecosystem …

Bacteriophage (phage) therapy, ie, the use of viruses that infect bacteria as antimicrobial
agents, is a promising alternative to conventional antibiotics. Indeed, resistance to antibiotics …

Bacteria–phage coevolution, the reciprocal evolution between bacterial hosts and the
phages that infect them, is an important driver of ecological and evolutionary processes in …

Although bacteriophages have been overshadowed as therapeutic agents by antibiotics for
decades, the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria and a better understanding of the …

Viruses are ubiquitous in nature and have various ecological functions. Despite their very
high abundance (up to 10 10 g− 1), viruses in soil remain disregarded with just a few, mostly …

INTRODUCTION In nature, bacteria contend with abundant and diverse viruses (phages),
necessitating an extensive repertoire of defense systems. Antiphage systems cluster …

Bacteriophages (or phages) are the most abundant biological entities on earth, and are
estimated to outnumber their bacterial prey by tenfold. The constant threat of phage …

Zimbabwe offers the most recent example of the tragedy that befalls a country and its people
when cholera strikes. The 2008–2009 outbreak rapidly spread across every province and …

From the dynamic thinker routinely compared to Malcolm Gladwell, EO Wilson, and James
Gleick, The Ghost Map is a riveting page-turner with a real-life historical hero that brilliantly …

It is now well accepted that Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of the water-borne disease
cholera, is acquired from environmental sources where it persists between outbreaks of the …