Faced with the crisis of multidrug-resistant bacteria, bacteriophages, viruses that infect and
replicate within bacteria, have been reported to have both beneficial and detrimental effects …

Phage therapy is the use of bacteriophages—viruses that use bacteria as their host cells—
as biocontrol agents of bacteria. Currently, phage therapy is garnering renewed interest as …

Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria. In this perspective, we discuss several
aspects of a characteristic feature of bacteriophages, their host range. Each phage has its …

Nearly 100 years ago, Felix d'Herelle, the codiscoverer of bacteriophages, used bacteria to
control insect pests and used phages against bacterial disease. His approaches reffected …

Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is a complex polymicrobial infection of vagina that shifts the
paradigms of vaginal flora from lactobacilli to opportunistic pathogens. BV is catagorized by …

Interactions between bacteria and the viruses that infect them (ie, phages) have profound
effects on biological processes, but despite their importance, little is known on the general …

Infections induced by oral biofilms include caries, as well as periodontal, and peri-implant
disease, and may influence quality of life, systemic health, and expenditure. As bacterial …

Burgeoning problems of antimicrobial resistance dictate that new solutions be developed to
combat old foes. Use of lytic bacteriophages (phages) for the treatment of drug-resistant …

Phage K is a polyvalent phage of the Myoviridae family which is active against a wide range
of staphylococci. Phage genome sequencing revealed a linear DNA genome of 127,395 bp …

For a century, bacterial viruses called bacteriophages have been exploited as natural
antibacterial agents. However, their medicinal potential has not yet been exploited due to …