Diversity and current classification of dsRNA bacteriophages

S Mäntynen, MM Salomaa, MM Poranen - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Half a century has passed since the discovery of Pseudomonas phage phi6, the first
enveloped dsRNA bacteriophage to be isolated. It remained the sole known dsRNA phage …

Identification of receptor-binding protein and host receptor of non-lytic dsRNA phage phiNY

G Ding, H Liu, J Lan, T Qian, Y Zhou, T Zhu… - Microbiology …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
To date, complete genome sequences of 14 double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) phages are
available, and studies have shown that the host range of dsRNA phages is limited. The …

Bacteriophages and their unique components provide limitless resources for exploitation

CM Szymanski - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Since the original discovery of bacteriophages by William Twort in 1915, and Félix d'Hérelle
in 1917, there have been numerous reports describing the use of these “filterable viruses” in …