A newly rediscovered virus may hold the secret to wiping out deadly, drug-resistant bacteria by empowering good microbes to ...

Bacteria use a newly discovered system called Kongming to turn viral enzymes into a self-destruct signal, with big biotech ...

Researchers discovered that telomere phage is surprisingly common in Klebsiella, a type of bacteria that can cause pneumonia ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of immune defense in E. coli bacteria that turns viral infection machinery against the ...

Telomere phages, once ignored, help bacteria fight rivals using telocins. These toxins may target antibiotic-resistant ...

A type of virus thought to be a "mere curiosity" is plentiful in one common bacteria, and possibly others, a Monash ...

Scientists built a model that allows them to diminish phage communities from a mouse gut microbiome -- and then bring them back -- without affecting the bacteria. On a test run of their model, ...

Psychological barriers to phage acceptance remain. “Some people worry about getting treated with a virus,” Merril says, “but they don’t realize that many of today’s leading vaccines are ...

In a small study, CF patients treated with the therapy saw a reduction in multidrug-resistant lung bacteria and improved lung ...

Scientists have now used advanced imaging techniques to provide a detailed look at how a tiny virus, known as a phage, invades Mycobacteria. Mycobacteria are the world's most deadly bacteria ...

A type of virus thought to be a ‘mere curiosity’ is plentiful in one common bacteria, and possibly others, a Monash ...