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Mateusz Szymczak (University of Warsaw) and colleagues have developed an effective antibiofilm strategy using phages armed with silver nanoparticles.

This is a very special week. We’re launching the first episode of our Podovirus podcast! We started this on a whim (I wanted to explore this format, since I love talking to phage people and I love podcasts; and Jan came up with a punny name

Fluorescence in situ hybridization showed that up to 19% of SAR11 (Pelagibacterales) cells were phage-infected during a phytoplankton bloom, coinciding with a roughly 90% drop in SAR11 abundance within 5 days. A fraction of infected cells h

We are urgently seeking Mycobacterium abscessus phages for a patient in the UK Ways to help at this stage: - By sending your phages for testing on the patient's strains - By receiving the patient's strain and testing your phages - By help

We are urgently seeking Mycobacterium abscessus phages for a patient in the UK Ways to help at this stage: - By sending your phages for testing on the patient's strains - By receiving the patient's strain and testing your phages - By help

We are urgently seeking Mycobacterium abscessus phages for a patient in the UK Ways to help at this stage: - By sending your phages for testing on the patient's strains - By receiving the patient's strain and testing your phages - By help

Round up time! This month we covered phages and neutrophils, reflected on Phage Directory and Phage Australia, and did our second 'Phage Picks' issue. Hey hey, phellow phantastic phage phans! I’m writing this from our new apartment in Miss

In a recent study, researchers discovered that broad host range phages have the potential to effectively target and clear global Clostridium perfringens bacterial strains in poultry, offering an alternative treatment option for infections,

ETH Zurich is hiring an Assistant Professor. Research areas include impact of viruses infecting bacteria, archaea or eukaryotes; biology of hosts; influence of persistent virus infections on immune defense; and/or new viral defense mechanis

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

Elina Laanto at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland is hiring a postdoc join the ERC-funded project The Life of Giant Phages to study the biology of megaphages.

The International Society of Viruses of Microorganisms (ISVM) is inviting enthusiastic and dedicated members to apply to become organizers of the Viruses of Microbes 2026 conference by 30 April 2024, with the selected organizers to be annou

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

Actiphage TB, a novel phage-based TB diagnostic developed by PBD Biotech, has been recognized as a semi-finalist in the ADLM 2024 Disruptive Technology Awards.

Michael Koeris (who has founded multiple phage companies, and is one of Capsid & Tail’s earliest/longest-standing supporters) has been appointed as the new Office Director of the Biological Technologies Office at DARPA, where he will priori

The Leo Foundation has granted 4 million DKK to a new innovative phage therapy project led by Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén (University of Copenhagen), aiming to combat necrotizing soft tissue infections by harnessing Group A Strep-targeting phag

Swiss startup NEMIS Technologies AG will focus on the use of phage technology for food safety, starting with Listeria.

Samuel Greenrod (University of Oxford) and colleagues explored the effects of warming on the interaction between the P. aeruginosa and three diverse lytic phages. They found that while temperatures up to 40°C had minimal impact, 42°C signif

Hiba Baaziz (Virginia Tech) and colleagues showed that subtle changes in the lysis-lysogeny decision of Salmonella phage P22 can dramatically impact the emergence of phage resistance.

Six years ago, just as I was finishing up my microbiology PhD, I stumbled across an opportunity to help a patient. One patient turned into many, and what I used to think was 50 years away — using phages to treat infections — has become my d