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You’re invited to submit an abstract to the inaugural Conference on Bacteriophages: Biology, Dynamics, and Therapeutics, chaired by Graham Hatfull (University of Pittsburgh) and Robert (Chip) Schooley (UCSD). Topics range from phage struct

You’re invited to submit an abstract to the inaugural Conference on Bacteriophages: Biology, Dynamics, and Therapeutics, chaired by Graham Hatfull (University of Pittsburgh) and Robert (Chip) Schooley (UCSD). Topics range from phage struct

Byers et al. report that telomere phages, which replicate their genomes as linear extrachromosomal elements, are widely distributed in bacteria and highly prevalent in Klebsiella species. In phage-host cells only a small set of phage protei

You’re invited to submit an abstract to the inaugural Conference on Bacteriophages: Biology, Dynamics, and Therapeutics, chaired by Graham Hatfull (University of Pittsburgh) and Robert (Chip) Schooley (UCSD). Topics range from phage struct

Ortiz de Ora and colleagues created Phollow, a live-imaging approach that tracks phage replication and spread in situ at single-virion resolution by marking virions with distinct fluorescent proteins as they assemble in newly infected cells

A Cell paper reports the complete structure and atomic model of mycobacteriophage Bxb1, a virus of Mycobacterium smegmatis, including the capsid, tail tube and tail-tip assembly. Cryoelectron tomography of phage bound to M. smegmatis shows

Bacteriophages of the Chimalliviridae family are shown to use two successive compartments during infection: a membrane-bound early phage infection (EPI) vesicle that encloses the injected genome and expresses early genes, and the protein-la

Saavedra, Silva-Santos, Duarte and Azevedo describe in Journal of Chromatography A a purification workflow for bacteriophage preparations built around anion-exchange chromatography, using phage T4 and E. coli K12 as models. Treating with al

Lund University sought a postdoctoral fellow in the Atkinson lab to study bacterial immune systems that protect against bacteriophages and other mobile genetic elements. The full-time position was listed for a May 2025 start and is no longe

Evergreen 2025 is happening, and for the first time in its 50-year history, we're taking it on the road! Register now for the 26th Biennial Evergreen International Phage Meeting, which will be held August 3-8, 2025, at the University of Te

CRISPRi-ART uses dCas13d to bind specific phage mRNAs and stop production of the proteins they encode. By shutting off different phage proteins, researchers can identify which are essential for infection and investigate what they do. The me

Eugen Pfeifer (Université Paris-Saclay) and colleagues published a new paper on the impact of cephalosporin antibiotics on gut phages, showing cephalosporins induce phage bursts, mostly of virulent phages, which may help restore microbial d

Brittany Supina (University of Alberta) and colleagues published a new paper on flagella-dependent jumbo phage controlling rice seedling rot, showing a phage that reduces Burkholderia glumae virulence in rice seedlings and depends on bacter

The International Antiviral Society-USA (IAS-USA) is hosting a conference called Conference on Bacteriophages: Biology, Dynamics, and Therapeutics, taking place October 12-14 2025 in Washington, DC. This inaugural 2.5-day event aims to bri

The International Antiviral Society-USA (IAS-USA) is hosting a conference called Conference on Bacteriophages: Biology, Dynamics, and Therapeutics, taking place October 12-14 2025 in Washington, DC. This inaugural 2.5-day event aims to bri

A USP memorial remembers Aline Maria da Silva’s work with compost phages and her role in bringing researchers together to launch the Cepid B3 Center for Research in Bacteria and Bacteriophages, where she served as vice-director. Jornal da U

Indigo carmine, an FDA-approved food additive, selectively inactivated DNA phages (P001, T4, T1, T7, lambda) but not the RNA phage MS2, by binding double-stranded DNA and causing genome ejection from the capsid; under optimal conditions (50

Gerdt Lab’s recent work finds that bacterial metabolites synergize with viruses to shape microbial competition. The research was featured by Phys.org, AZoLifeSciences and ContagionLive. Gerdt Laboratory, Indiana University

A binary-interaction screen identified coelichelin, a siderophore secreted by Streptomyces sp., as a metabolite that sensitizes its soil competitor Bacillus subtilis to lytic phages (SPO1, SP10, SP50, Goe2) by sequestering iron and preventi

Karolinska Institutet is hiring a PhD student, to study antimicrobial resistance and phage biology using phenomics and functional genomics in Dr. Andrea Fossati's lab in Stockholm, Sweden.