As natural predators of bacteria, tailed bacteriophages can be used in biocontrol
applications, including antimicrobial therapy. Also, phage lysis is a detrimental factor in …

Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses that specifically infect bacteria. These viruses were
discovered a century ago and have been used as a model system in microbial genetics and …

Temperate ϕH20-like phages are repeatedly identified at geographically distinct areas as
free phage particles or as prophages of the fish pathogen Vibrio anguillarum. We studied …

In the aquaculture sector, there is an increased interest in developing environmentally
friendly alternatives to antibiotics in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections. This …

Phage-based approaches have gained increasing interest as sustainable alternative
strategies to antibiotic treatment or as prophylactic measures against disease outbreaks in …

Bacteriophages are versatile mobile genetic elements that play key roles in driving the
evolution of their bacterial hosts through horizontal gene transfer. Phages co-evolve with …

Viruses of bacteria, ie, bacteriophages (or phages for short), were discovered over a century
ago and have played a major role as a model system for the establishment of the fields of …

Vibrio species are geographically spread in marine habitats. Their virulence is often
associated with the acquisition of mobile genetic elements such as phages. These phages …

Aquaculture is a rapidly growing food production sector. Fish farmers are experiencing
increasing problems with antibiotic resistance when fighting against pathogenic bacteria …

Prophages constitute a substantial portion of bacterial genomes, yet their effects on hosts
remain poorly understood. We examine the abundance, distribution, and activity of …