Understanding bacteriophage tail fiber interaction with host surface receptor: the key “blueprint” for reprogramming phage host range

J Taslem Mourosi, A Awe, W Guo, H Batra… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bacteriophages (phages), as natural antibacterial agents, are being rediscovered because
of the growing threat of multi-and pan-drug-resistant bacterial pathogens globally. However …

Current clinical landscape and global potential of bacteriophage therapy

NM Hitchcock, D Devequi Gomes Nunes, J Shiach… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
In response to the global spread of antimicrobial resistance, there is an increased demand
for novel and innovative antimicrobials. Bacteriophages have been known for their potential …

iPHoP: An integrated machine learning framework to maximize host prediction for metagenome-derived viruses of archaea and bacteria

S Roux, AP Camargo, FH Coutinho, SM Dabdoub… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The extraordinary diversity of viruses infecting bacteria and archaea is now primarily studied
through metagenomics. While metagenomes enable high-throughput exploration of the viral …

Prediction of strain level phage–host interactions across the Escherichia genus using only genomic information

B Gaborieau, H Vaysset, F Tesson, I Charachon… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Predicting bacteriophage infection of specific bacterial strains promises advancements in
phage therapy and microbial ecology. Whether the dynamics of well-established phage …

Going viral: virus-based biological control agents for plant protection

J Wagemans, D Holtappels, E Vainio… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The most economically important biotic stresses in crop production are caused by fungi,
oomycetes, insects, viruses, and bacteria. Often chemical control is still the most commonly …

[HTML][HTML] A perfect fit: Bacteriophage receptor-binding proteins for diagnostic and therapeutic applications

J Klumpp, M Dunne, MJ Loessner - Current opinion in microbiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacteriophages are the most abundant biological entity on earth, acting as the predators
and evolutionary drivers of bacteria. Owing to their inherent ability to specifically infect and …

Global overview and major challenges of host prediction methods for uncultivated phages

C Coclet, S Roux - Current Opinion in Virology, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Global phage diversity is now primarily explored through cultivation-independent
metagenomics.•Metagenome-derived phages are typically linked to their host (s) via in silico …

Bacteriophage-based biosensors for detection of pathogenic microbes in wastewater

KB Shivaram, P Bhatt, MS Verma, K Clase… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater is discarded from several sources, including industry, livestock, fertilizer
application, and municipal waste. If the disposed of wastewater has not been treated and …

[HTML][HTML] Microbiome-phage interactions in inflammatory bowel disease

S Federici, D Kviatcovsky, R Valdés-Mas… - Clinical microbiology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) constitutes a group of auto-inflammatory
disorders that impact the gastrointestinal tract and other systemic organs. The gut …

Genetic determinants of host tropism in Klebsiella phages

B Beamud, N García-González, M Gómez-Ortega… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Bacteriophages play key roles in bacterial ecology and evolution and are potential
antimicrobials. However, the determinants of phage-host specificity remain elusive. Here, we …