Mycobacteriophages are viruses that infect mycobacterial hosts including Mycobacterium
smegmatis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The first mycobacteriophages were isolated in …

The current emergence of multi-, extensively-, extremely-, and total-drug resistant strains of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis poses a major health, social, and economic threat, and stresses …

A comprehensive collection of perspectives by experts in mycobacterial molecular biology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes one in four avoidable deaths in the developing world …

The appearance and spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogens known as antimicrobial
resistance (AMR) is one of the major worldwide health crises that humanity have to deal with …

Bacterial pathogens cause significant morbidity and mortality annually to both humans and
animals. With the rampant spread of drug resistance and the diminishing effectiveness of …

The application of bacteriophage combined with the use of magnetic separation techniques
has emerged as a valuable tool for the sensitive identification and detection of bacteria. In …

Highlights•Phage therapy is emerging as an alternative to antibiotics.•The first case of phage
therapy in humans using engineered phages is discussed.•This was also the first case of …

Food is a common vehicle for introducing Escherichia coli into humans which can result in
serious disease. Efficient and rapid detection of E. coli in the multitude of food and beverage …

In recent years, advancements in sequencing technology and genome analysis software
have broadened the horizons for bacteriophage research. As the repository of data …

We describe a recombineering-based method for the genetic manipulation of lytically
replicating bacteriophages, focusing on mycobacteriophages. The approach utilizes …