Capturing the environment of the Clostridioides difficile infection cycle

MK Schnizlein, VB Young - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Clostridioides difficile (formerly Clostridium difficile) infection is a substantial health and
economic burden worldwide. Great strides have been made over the past several years in …

Ecology and evolutionary biology of hindering phage therapy: The phage tolerance vs. phage resistance of bacterial biofilms

ST Abedon - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
As with antibiotics, we can differentiate various acquired mechanisms of bacteria-mediated
inhibition of the action of bacterial viruses (phages or bacteriophages) into ones of tolerance …

[HTML][HTML] Urban wastewater disinfection by iron chelates mediated solar photo-Fenton: Effects on seven pathogens and antibiotic resistance transfer potential

P La Manna, M De Carluccio, G Oliva, G Vigliotta… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The effects of solar photo-Fenton (SPF) process mediated by the iron chelate Fe 3+
imminodisuccinic acid (Fe: IDS) on both the inactivation of seven relevant pathogens and …

Metagenomics and metagenome-assembled genomes mining of health benefits in jalebi batter, a naturally fermented cereal-based food of India

HNJ Shangpliang, JP Tamang - Food Research International, 2023 - Elsevier
Jalebi is one of the oldest Indian traditional fermented wheat-based confectioneries. Since
jalebi is prepared by natural fermentation, diverse microbial community is expected to play …

Principles, methods, and real-time applications of bacteriophage-based pathogen detection

S Panhwar, HA Keerio, H Ilhan, IH Boyacı… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Bacterial pathogens in water, food, and the environment are spreading diseases around the
world. According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report, waterborne pathogens pose …

A metagenomic study of gut viral markers in amyloid-positive Alzheimer's disease patients

M Ghorbani, D Ferreira, S Maioli - Alzheimer's Research & Therapy, 2023 - Springer
Background Mounting evidence suggests the involvement of viruses in the development and
treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, there remains a significant research gap in …

Resistance of Dickeya solani strain IPO 2222 to lytic bacteriophage ΦD5 results in fitness tradeoffs for the bacterium during infection

P Bartnik, K Lewtak, M Fiołka, P Czaplewska… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Resistance to bacteriophage infections protects bacteria in phage-replete environments,
enabling them to survive and multiply in the presence of their viral predators. However, such …

Advances in the field of phage-based therapy with special emphasis on computational resources

N Bajiya, A Dhall, S Aggarwal… - Briefings in …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In the current era, one of the major challenges is to manage the treatment of drug/antibiotic-
resistant strains of bacteria. Phage therapy, a century-old technique, may serve as an …

Beyond antibiotics: mesenchymal stem cells and bacteriophages-new approaches to combat bacterial resistance in wound infections

S Teymouri, MH Yousefi, SM Heidari, S Farokhi… - Molecular Biology …, 2025 - Springer
Wound management is a major global health problem. With the rising incidence of diabetic
wounds, accidents, and other injuries, the demand for prompt wound treatment has become …

Should bacteriophages be classified as parasites or predators?

G Węgrzyn - Polish Journal of Microbiology, 2022 - sciendo.com
Bacteriophages are viruses infecting bacteria and propagating in bacterial cells. They were
discovered over 100 years ago, and for decades they played crucial roles as models in …