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Daniela Rothschild-Rodriguez (University of Southampton) and colleagues published a new paper on a community-driven Klebsiella phage resource, showing KlebPhaCol comprises 53 phages spanning 5 families, including a novel gut-associated orde

Tongqing Wei (Fudan University) and colleagues published a new paper on predicting phage-bacteria interactions using deep learning, showing DeepPBI-KG can accurately predict interactions based on key genes and outperforms existing methods o

Yuxing Wu (Guangxi University) and colleagues published a new paper on oral bacteriophage therapy for C. perfringens infections in piglets, showing phage vB_CpeP_15N3 could effectively prevent and treat C. perfringens type C infections in n

Marzanna Lusiak-Szelachowska (Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy) and colleagues published a new paper on antiphage antibodies in phage therapy patients, showing antibodies appear late in treatment, particularly with

Phages for Global Health is featured in "The Good Virus," an upcoming documentary that highlights how PGH workshops have catalyzed phage research across Africa, where scientists are now successfully treating AMR infections and building loca

Greg German and colleagues have announced PhageRounds, a global network for phage clinicians and scientists with over 350 members. The group hosts confidential grand rounds and fosters collaboration to advance phage therapy against deadly b

Prof. Martin Loessner and Prof. Alexander Harms have announced a thematic issue on Viruses of Microbes in microLife journal. The issue highlights recent discoveries and applications in bacteriophage research, linked to the Viruses of Microb

Phages for Global Health is featured in "The Good Virus," an upcoming documentary that highlights how PGH workshops have catalyzed phage research across Africa, where scientists are now successfully treating AMR infections and building loca

Greg German and colleagues have announced PhageRounds, a global network for phage clinicians and scientists with over 350 members. The group hosts confidential grand rounds and fosters collaboration to advance phage therapy against deadly b

Prof. Martin Loessner and Prof. Alexander Harms have announced a thematic issue on Viruses of Microbes in microLife journal. The issue highlights recent discoveries and applications in bacteriophage research, linked to the Viruses of Microb

Minyoung Kevin Kim (Stanford University) and colleagues published a new paper on designing effective phage-antibiotic cocktails against bacterial infections, showing that combining phages from different "complementarity groups" targeting di

Saar Van Overfelt (Ghent University, Belgium) and colleagues published a new paper on quantifying bacteriophages using qPCR and double agar overlay (DAO) methods, showing DNase treatment reduces discrepancies between qPCR and DAO quantifica

Mahshid Khazani Asforooshan (Alzahra University, Iran) and colleagues have isolated and characterized a novel phage targeting Enterococcus faecium from hospital sewage. They designed a hydrogel-based drug delivery carrier, and showed the ph

Yangjing Xiong (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) and colleagues published a new paper on phage therapy for ETEC-induced diarrhea, showing phage JE01 reduced ETEC colonization and inflammation in mice, with fluorescent imaging revealing rapid

Hany Ahmed (Tanta University, Egypt) and colleagues published a new paper on isolation and characterization of a lytic phage against carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii (CRAB), showing the phage was effective in treating CRAB lung infections

Cheng Peng (City University of Hong Kong) and colleagues published a new paper on a genome foundation model for virus discovery, showing ViraLM outperforms existing tools in identifying novel viral contigs in metagenomic data, especially im

Rachel Seongeun Kim (Seoul National University) and colleagues published a new paper on a large repository of predicted viral protein structures, showing BFVD contains 351,242 structures covering major viral clades and offering unique oppor

Arturo Carabias (University of Copenhagen) and colleagues published a new paper on phage-encoded NAD restoration pathways, showing how phages counter bacterial immunity through innovative strategies to replenish NAD, providing insights for

The Innovate UK Phage Innovation Network published a new report on developing phage technologies in the UK, showing the UK has strong phage research but limited translation into real-world solutions across sectors. Key actions include estab

Lorenz Leitner and Shawna McCallin (Balgrist University Hospital) published a new paper on guiding phage therapy with genomic surveillance, showing how integrating global and local genomic data can inform phage cocktail design for a middle