The first steps in phage lysis involve a temporally controlled permeabilization of the
cytoplasmic membrane followed by enzymatic degradation of the peptidoglycan. For …

The lysis of bacterial hosts by double-strand DNA bacteriophages, once thought to reflect
merely the accumulation of sufficient lysozyme activity during the infection cycle, has been …

Argonaute proteins use single-stranded RNA or DNA guides to target complementary
nucleic acids. This allows eukaryotic Argonaute proteins to mediate RNA interference and …

▪ Abstract Two proteins, an endolysin and a holin, are essential for host lysis by
bacteriophage. Endolysin is the term for muralytic enzymes that degrade the cell wall; …

Most phages accomplish host lysis using a muralytic enzyme, or endolysin, and a holin,
which permeabilizes the membrane at a programmed time and thus controls the length of …

Cyanophages (cyanobacterial viruses) are important agents of horizontal gene transfer
among marine cyanobacteria, the numerically dominant photosynthetic organisms in the …

The effect of lysis timing on bacteriophage (phage) fitness has received little theoretical or
experimental attention. Previously, the impact of lysis timing on phage fitness was studied …

For ideal gasses, the likelihood of collision of two molecules is a function of concentrations
as well as environmental factors such as temperature. This too is the case for particles …

Bacteriophages (phages) modify microbial communities by lysing hosts, transferring genetic
material, and effecting lysogenic conversion. To understand how natural communities are …

Appearance of pathogenic bacteria resistant to most, if not all, known antibiotics is currently
one of the most significant medical problems. Therefore, development of novel antibacterial …