Phages from APT's library are matched to ... drugs used alongside the antibiotics to prevent resistance – for gram-negative pathogens like Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the Greek word for bacteria-eaters, or in shortened form, "phages." ...

New insights into a "friendly virus" that could pave the way for cutting-edge treatments for the potentially fatal superbug C ...

Scientists say they have shed new light on how bacteria protect themselves from certain phage invaders -- by seizing genetic material from weakened, dormant phages and using it to 'vaccinate' ...

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the Greek word for bacteria-eaters, or in shortened form, “phages.” Scientists ...

Bacteria steal DNA from silent viruses and use it like a memory bank. That memory helps them protect future generations.

The friendly viruses, known as bacteriophages (phages), are viruses that selectively target and kill their host bacteria, playing a crucial role in regulating bacterial populations and influencing ...

That process led to the group discovering a lasso peptide that exhibited broad-spectrum antibiotic activity and was effective ...