Bacteriophage therapy in aquaculture: Current status and future challenges

R Liu, G Han, Z Li, S Cun, B Hao, J Zhang, X Liu - Folia Microbiologica, 2022 - Springer
The escalation of antibiotic resistance has revitalized bacteriophage (phage) therapy.
Recently, phage therapy has been gradually applied in medicine, agriculture, food, and …

Mitigation of evolved bacterial resistance to phage therapy

C Torres-Barceló, PE Turner, A Buckling - Current Opinion in Virology, 2022 - Elsevier
The ease with which bacteria can evolve resistance to phages is a key consideration for
development of phage therapy. Here, we review recent work on the different evolutionary …

Coevolutionary phage training leads to greater bacterial suppression and delays the evolution of phage resistance

JM Borin, S Avrani, JE Barrick… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria threatens to become the leading cause of
worldwide mortality. This crisis has renewed interest in the practice of phage therapy. Yet …

Recent advances in phage defense systems and potential overcoming strategies

X Yuan, Z Huang, Z Zhu, J Zhang, Q Wu, L Xue… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacteriophages are effective in the prevention and control of bacteria, and many phage
products have been permitted and applied in the field. Because bacteriophages are …

Commercial bacteriophage preparations for the control of Listeria monocytogenes and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in raw and pasteurized milk

E Everhart, S Carson, K Atkinson, DJ D'Amico - Food Microbiology, 2025 - Elsevier
Listeria monocytogenes was the etiologic agent in nearly all recent outbreaks in North
America attributed to pasteurized dairy products, whereas Escherichia coli O157 infections …

Thermosensitive hydrogel wound dressing loaded with bacteriophage lysin LysP53

C Li, R Nyaruaba, X Zhao, H Xue, Y Li, H Yang, H Wei - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wound infections are prone to attacks from infectious pathogens, including multidrug
resistant bacteria that render conventional antimicrobials ineffective. Recently, lysins have …

Experimental evolution of the TolC-receptor phage U136B functionally identifies a tail fiber protein involved in adsorption through strong parallel adaptation

AR Burmeister, E Tzintzun-Tapia, C Roush… - Applied and …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacteriophages have received recent attention for their therapeutic potential to treat
antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. One particular idea in phage therapy is to use …

[HTML][HTML] Appelmans protocol–A directed in vitro evolution enables induction and recombination of prophages with expanded host range

TN Vu, JR Clark, E Jang, R D'Souza, NA Pinto, S Yoo… - Virus Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) present
significant healthcare challenges due to limited treatment options. Bacteriophage (phage) …

ECOPHAGE: Combating Antimicrobial Resistance Using Bacteriophages for Eco-Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems

P García, R Tabla, H Anany, R Bastias, L Brøndsted… - 2023 - mdpi.com
The focus of this meeting was to discuss the suitability of using bacteriophages as
alternative antimicrobials in the agrifood sector. Following a One Health approach, the …

Selection of mutant Listeria phages under food-relevant conditions can enhance application potential

CN Schamp, N Dhowlaghar, LK Hudson… - Applied and …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect and kill bacteria. Currently, phage products are
available for the control of the pathogen Listeria monocytogenes in food products in the …