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We know a lot about how phages expand their host ranges, but not so much about how they shrink them. A new Scientific Reports paper by Tzvi Holtzman (Israel Institute for Biological Research) and colleagues shows how T7 phage limits futile

A new crAssphage paper by Tanvi Honap (University of Oklahoma) and colleagues shows that crAssphage prevalence correlates with more industrialized lifestyles. Paper | News Article

Could destroying phages after they've found their target help make phages work more like drugs? In a new PNAS paper, Huan Peng (UC Santa Barbara) and colleagues describe how they've conjugated phages to gold nanorods, which can "cook" nearb

We know a lot about how phages expand their host ranges, but not so much about how they shrink them. A new Scientific Reports paper by Tzvi Holtzman (Israel Institute for Biological Research) and colleagues shows how T7 phage limits futile

Hannah Hampton (University of Otago) and colleagues published a review in Nature on the arms race between bacteria and phages.

Johanna Sweere (Stanford University) and colleagues developed a mouse model of chronic Pseudomonas wound infection that does not rely on impaired immunity and lasts 10 days without causing sepsis/excessive morbidity. Advances in Wound Care

A nice Inside Science article on the underestimated roles of viruses in chemical cycles and climate, and the research that's amassing on the subject. Phage researchers Lindsey Solden, Gary Trubl, Jennifer Brum, Martha Clokie and more are in

Johanna Sweere (Stanford University) and colleagues developed a mouse model of chronic Pseudomonas wound infection that does not rely on impaired immunity and lasts 10 days without causing sepsis/excessive morbidity. Advances in Wound Care

Hannah Hampton (University of Otago) and colleagues published a review in Nature on the arms race between bacteria and phages.

A nice Inside Science article on the underestimated roles of viruses in chemical cycles and climate, and the research that's amassing on the subject. Phage researchers Lindsey Solden, Gary Trubl, Jennifer Brum, Martha Clokie and more are in

Cristina Howard-Varona (Ohio State University) and colleagues published a new paper on phage-specific metabolic reprogramming of 'virocells' (infected cells). This work digs into the question of how phage-infected cells affect their surroun

Cristina Howard-Varona (Ohio State University) and colleagues published a new paper on phage-specific metabolic reprogramming of 'virocells' (infected cells). This work digs into the question of how phage-infected cells affect their surroun

New paper in Evolution by Animesh Gupta (UCSD) and colleagues: lambda phage overcomes a perturbation in its host-viral genetic network through mutualism and evolution of life history traits.

New paper in Evolution by Animesh Gupta (UCSD) and colleagues: lambda phage overcomes a perturbation in its host-viral genetic network through mutualism and evolution of life history traits.

Biocrusts are photosynthetic hotspots in deserts that face an uncertain future due to climate change-induced changes in rainfall. Marc Van Goethem (Lawrence Berkeley National Labs) and colleagues have published a study in mBio characterizin

Biocrusts are photosynthetic hotspots in deserts that face an uncertain future due to climate change-induced changes in rainfall. Marc Van Goethem (Lawrence Berkeley National Labs) and colleagues have published a study in mBio characterizin

Two groups have published papers showing how jumbo phages can create nucleus-like structures in their hosts to protect phage DNA from CRISPR-Cas systems. Read Senén Mendoza (UCSF) and colleagues' paper on how this works for a Pseudomonas ph

Two groups have published papers showing how jumbo phages can create nucleus-like structures in their hosts to protect phage DNA from CRISPR-Cas systems. Read Senén Mendoza (UCSF) and colleagues' paper on how this works for a Pseudomonas ph

Anushila Chatterjee (University of Colorado) and colleagues have used transposon library screening and RNA sequencing to thoroughly investigate the interaction of E. faecalis with a virulent phage. They show that phage predation can influen

Anushila Chatterjee (University of Colorado) and colleagues have used transposon library screening and RNA sequencing to thoroughly investigate the interaction of E. faecalis with a virulent phage. They show that phage predation can influen