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Bookmark or Share- Bacteriophage - WikipediaAnatomy and infection cycle of bacteriophage T4. A bacteriophage ( / bækˈtɪərioʊfeɪdʒ / ), also known informally as a phage ( / ˈfeɪdʒ / ), is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria and archaea. The term was derived from "bacteria" and the Greek φαγεῖν ( phagein ), meaning "to devour".
- Phage therapy - WikipediaPhage therapy, viral phage therapy, or phagotherapy is the therapeutic use of bacteriophages for the treatment of pathogenic bacterial infections. [1] [2] [3] This therapeutic approach emerged at the beginning of the 20th century but was progressively replaced by the use of antibiotics in most parts of the world after the Second World War .
- Phages and their potential to modulate the microbiome and immunity - NatureBacteriophages (hence termed phages) are viruses that target bacteria and have long been considered as potential future treatments against antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection. However, the...
- Phage diversity, genomics and phylogeny - Nature‘Phages are the most abundant and diverse biological entities on the planet’. This opening statement has become a favourite of many viral ecologists. With an estimated 10 31 on the planet 1,...
- Bacteriophage | Definition, Life Cycle, & Research | BritannicaBacteriophage, any of a group of viruses that infect bacteria. Bacteriophages were discovered independently by Frederick W. Twort in Great Britain (1915) and Felix d’Herelle in France (1917). Thousands of varieties of phages exist. Certain types serve key roles in laboratory research.
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