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Wanangwa Ndovie (Jagiellonian University) and colleagues published a new preprint on rapid, accurate estimation of genetic relatedness between millions of viral genome pairs using a new tool called MANIAC.

Despite their unique biology and biotech potential, only a small number of plasmid-dependent phages have been characterized. Natalia Quinones-Olvera (Harvard Medical School) and colleagues published the results of their recent systematic se

Jun-Tao Zhang (Southern University of Science and Technology, China) colleagues have shown the structural basis for phage-mediated activation and repression of the anti-phage defense system DSR2. They use cryoEM to show how DSR2 interacts w

Bradley Schmitz (National University of Singapore) and colleagues have established criteria for identifying good surrogates for water reuse, including 11 viruses, 2 phages, and 3 bacteria.

Braunstein and colleagues report in The Veterinary Quarterly the personalized phage-antibiotic treatment of a cat with a multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa implant-associated infection after arthrodesis surgery: a tailored anti-P. a

This week we've got an interview with Jeremy Barr on what to expect this year at the Viruses of Microbes conference in Cairns, Australia! From Great Barrier Reef, to crocodile jet ski stories, to special ways they're making the conference f

University of Leicester, United Kingdom is hiring a Senior Research Technician to screen phages against Moraxella bovis, a pathogen that causes Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis.

Hanna Oksanen’s group at the University of Helsinki, Finland has a Horizon Europe MCSA funded position open for a PhD student to study archaeal virus host recognition and infection.

FDA is hiring a postdoc to develop and characterize a phage therapy for decolonizing vancomycin-resistant Enterococci.

The Environmental Microbial Group at the University of Copenhagen is offering a 21-month postdoc position within the field of bacteria-phage interactions.

Join us for the Viruses of Microbes 2024 conference in beautiful Cairns, Australia to hear all about the latest advances in the field and reconnect with friends & colleagues. Early bird registration rates close on the 24th of May, so please

Texas Medical Center is hiring a Research Assistant I/II - Microbiology and Molecular Genetics to contribute to phage research and molecular genetics.

The Innovative Genomics Institute (University of California Berkeley) is hiring a Research Technician to assist with experiments, such as phage and microbial genetic screens.

Nanogami (Munich, Germany) is a startup pioneering a novel generation of biochips to unlock applications in research and diagnostics. They’re hiring a Senior Biotechnology Research Scientist, and are seeking candidates with experience with

Graham Hatfull, a phage researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences for his distinguished achievements in research, recognizing his work on mycobacteriophages and his extensive catalog of thes

Registration is now open for the 2024 International Soil Virus Conference! Soil virologists and enthusiasts will gather to explore the multifaceted roles of soil viruses within a One Health framework, with a special focus on meta-omics cha

Ryan Cook (Quadram Institute) and colleagues investigated the differences in viral populations recovered from human gut samples using Nanopore and Illumina sequencing technologies, finding that while Illumina is preferable for fully resolve

Anisha M. Thanki (University of Leicester) and colleagues found that broad host range phages can effectively target and clear Clostridium perfringens in poultry.

Claire Kokontis (UC San Francisco) and colleagues have discovered the importance of conserved jumbo phage factors for protein import into a phage nucleus.

Jirapat Thongchol (Texas A&M University) and colleagues have shown how Pseudomonas phage PP7 utilizes the type IV pilus (T4P) to enter host cells.