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Prophage border curation reveals horizontal transfer of lysogeny-related elements between filamentous and double jelly-roll phages.

DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-09276-1

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41413665/
Prophage border curation reveals horizontal transfer of lysogeny-related elements between filamentous and double jelly-roll phages - PubMed
While tailed bacteriophages dominate contemporary models of phage biology, non-tailed phages-particularly filamentous inoviruses and double jelly-roll (DJR) capsid phages-remain poorly understood, despite their environmental ubiquity and ecological importance. Here, we identify 515 inoviruses and 25 …
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January 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Metagenomic analysis of bacteriome and phageome of wastewater from a ceramic factory in Türkiye.

DOI: 10.1007/s10123-025-00753-5

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41258374/
Metagenomic analysis of bacteriome and phageome of wastewater from a ceramic factory in Türkiye - PubMed
Bacteriophages are major determinants of bacterial community dynamics. Industrial wastewaters constitute distinctive microbe-phage ecosystems shaped by heavy-metal and chemical stressors, yet they remain sparsely characterized by metagenomics. Most existing studies focus on municipal or hospital was …
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December 27, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Identification and analysis of the crucial holin domain and sites and the bactericidal activity of a holin-endolysin lysis cassette from phage PZL-Ah152 against Aeromonas hydrophila.

DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00832-25

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41395932/
Identification and analysis of the crucial holin domain and sites and the bactericidal activity of a holin-endolysin lysis cassette from phage PZL-Ah152 against Aeromonas hydrophila - PubMed
With the increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, phage therapy has garnered significant attention. Holin and lysin play essential roles in the phage-induced lysis of bacteria. This study investigated the functions of the holin protein Hol 46 and the lysozyme protein Lys 17 from the p …
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December 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Direct electron microscopy study on the morphological diversity of bacteriophage populations in lake plusssee.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16349070/
Direct electron microscopy study on the morphological diversity of bacteriophage populations in lake plusssee - PubMed
Direct electron microscopy of bacteriophages adsorbed to a carbon film without prior enrichment by specific host strains or concentration by physical or chemical methods was used to study the morphological diversity of natural bacteriophage assemblages in a North German lake. All samples contained a …
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December 13, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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Genomic Analysis of 96 Paenibacillus larvae Bacteriophages Including 26 from Aotearoa, New Zealand.

DOI: 10.3390/v17020137

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40006892/
Genomic Analysis of 96 Paenibacillus larvae Bacteriophages Including 26 from Aotearoa, New Zealand - PubMed
The bacterium <i>Paenibacillus larvae</i> is responsible for the devastating honey bee (<i>Apis mellifera</i>) disease American Foulbrood. Research into bacteriophages that infect <i>P. larvae</i> is growing rapidly due to increasing antibiotic resistance and restrictions on antibiotic use in beehiv …
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December 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Prophage-DB: a comprehensive database to explore diversity, distribution, and ecology of prophages.

DOI: 10.1186/s40793-024-00659-1

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39806487/
Prophage-DB: a comprehensive database to explore diversity, distribution, and ecology of prophages - PubMed
Given that prophages are particularly overlooked and merit increased attention due to their vital implications for microbiomes and their hosts, we created Prophage-DB to advance our understanding of prophages in microbiomes through a comprehensive characterization of prophages in publicly available …
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December 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Screening of Oligopeptides that Recognize Inorganic Crystalline Facets of Metal Nanoparticles.

DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201400151

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31666749/
Screening of Oligopeptides that Recognize Inorganic Crystalline Facets of Metal Nanoparticles - PubMed
Peptides that possess specific affinity to distinct crystal facets have been reported previously. However, their adsorption behavior in terms of the crystal sizes and shapes is less exploited. Herein, we isolate several phage clones that show the strong affinity to {100} of Pd at a neutral pH from t …
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December 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Transmission mechanisms and risk tracing of antibiotic resistance genes in rivers driven by wastewater inputs.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.140523

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41259914/
Transmission mechanisms and risk tracing of antibiotic resistance genes in rivers driven by wastewater inputs - PubMed
Aquatic environments are critical for ARG dissemination, yet contributions from different wastewater sources, dominant HGT mechanisms, and residual risks in natural waters remain unclear. Based on 863 metagenomic samples across China, we systematically analyzed wastewater inputs, HGT mechanisms, and …
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November 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Technological advancements in antibody-based therapeutics for treatment of diseases.

DOI: 10.1186/s12929-025-01190-2

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41219972/
Technological advancements in antibody-based therapeutics for treatment of diseases - PubMed
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) represent a major class of therapeutics with widespread clinical applications in oncology, immunology, hematology, neurology and infectious disease. Since the introduction of hybridoma technology in 1975, the field has been advanced by a succession of innovations includi …
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November 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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The infectome framework: linking polymicrobial ecology and biofilm dynamics to precision diagnostic approaches.

DOI: 10.1007/s15010-025-02687-6

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41201733/
The infectome framework: linking polymicrobial ecology and biofilm dynamics to precision diagnostic approaches - PubMed
Chronic infections are a persistent global health problem and are frequently sustained by polymicrobial communities rather than by a single pathogen. This review brings together current evidence for the infectome concept, defined as the dynamic set of pathogenic or pathobiont taxa in the host, their …
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November 25, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Resolution of acute rejection in a bilateral double-lung transplanted cystic fibrosis patient following phage intervention.

DOI: 10.1128/asmcr.00058-24

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41244966/
Resolution of acute rejection in a bilateral double-lung transplanted cystic fibrosis patient following phage intervention - PubMed
This case underscores the potential of phage therapy to complement traditional treatments in managing chronic bacterial infections in CF patients, though further studies are needed to optimize treatment protocols and understand the role of phages in modulating the bacterial population.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Harnessing droplet microfluidics and morphology-based deep learning for the label-free study of polymicrobial-phage interactions.

DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-08925-9

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41225150/
Harnessing droplet microfluidics and morphology-based deep learning for the label-free study of polymicrobial-phage interactions - PubMed
Evaluating the impact of bacteriophages on bacterial communities is required to assess the future utility of phage therapy. Methods able to study bacterial polycultures in the presence of phages are useful to mimic evolutionary pressures found in natural environments and recapitulate complex ecologi …
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November 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Bathing seawater and sand as reservoirs of clinically relevant and antimicrobial resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains.

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180930

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41237617/
Bathing seawater and sand as reservoirs of clinically relevant and antimicrobial resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains - PubMed
Klebsiella pneumoniae is included in the ESKAPE list of bacteria, which are currently considered the greatest threat to human health. It is widely distributed in the environment, including waters, soils, and plants. According to the One Health concept, it is essential to enhance our understanding of …
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November 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Disarming Salmonella virulence with 32H-hilE anti-virulence bacteriophage.

DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2025.128396

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41240734/
Disarming Salmonella virulence with 32H-hilE anti-virulence bacteriophage - PubMed
As the development of new antibiotics struggles with the continuous emergence of drug-resistant bacteria, targeting bacterial virulence factors instead of viability has been proposed as one of the alternative approaches to combat the pathogens. Here, we genetically engineered the temperate phage SPC …
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November 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Identification of internalizing ScFvs for EGFR inhibition and apoptosis induction in cholangiocarcinoma cells.

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-24324-w

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41257876/
Identification of internalizing ScFvs for EGFR inhibition and apoptosis induction in cholangiocarcinoma cells - PubMed
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is an aggressive malignancy with limited treatment options. EGFR overexpression is associated with tumor recurrence and poor prognosis, yet current EGFR-targeted therapies show limited efficacy. To identify alternative therapeutic candidates, we performed subtractive bio-pan …
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November 24, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Exploring diversity and distribution patterns of chicken gut bacteriophage community.

DOI: 10.1186/s42523-025-00484-y

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41239428/
Exploring diversity and distribution patterns of chicken gut bacteriophage community - PubMed
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s42523-025-00484-y.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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Complete genome sequence of lytic Pseudomonas aeruginosa phage vB_PaeS_Tums_P6.

DOI: 10.1007/s13205-025-04528-7

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41255842/
Complete genome sequence of lytic Pseudomonas aeruginosa phage vB_PaeS_Tums_P6 - PubMed
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-025-04528-7.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Conserved tripartite tail proteins mediate virophage-host interactions through Synechococcus lipopolysaccharide binding.

DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01082-25

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41251349/
Conserved tripartite tail proteins mediate virophage-host interactions through Synechococcus lipopolysaccharide binding - PubMed
This study significantly advances our understanding of virophage biology by elucidating key molecular mechanisms underlying their host interactions. The discovery of a conserved heterotrimeric tail complex in Dishui Lake Virophage 2, evolutionarily related to tail proteins of <i>Synechococcus</i> ph …
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November 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Identification of internalizing ScFvs for EGFR inhibition and apoptosis induction in cholangiocarcinoma cells.

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-24324-w

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41257876/
Identification of internalizing ScFvs for EGFR inhibition and apoptosis induction in cholangiocarcinoma cells - PubMed
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is an aggressive malignancy with limited treatment options. EGFR overexpression is associated with tumor recurrence and poor prognosis, yet current EGFR-targeted therapies show limited efficacy. To identify alternative therapeutic candidates, we performed subtractive bio-pan …
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November 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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KlebPhaCol: a community-driven resource for Klebsiella research identified a novel phage family.

DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaf1122

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41261852/
KlebPhaCol: a community-driven resource for Klebsiella research identified a novel phage family - PubMed
The growing threat of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, coupled with its role in gut colonisation, has intensified the search for new treatments, including bacteriophage therapy. Despite increasing documentation of Klebsiella-targeting phages, clinical applications remain limited, with key …
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November 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Genomic characterization of an Anticarsia gemmatalis multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus isolate from the cotton leafworm, Alabama argillacea with cross-species infectivity potential for pest management.

DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2025.110740

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41248595/
Genomic characterization of an Anticarsia gemmatalis multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus isolate from the cotton leafworm, Alabama argillacea with cross-species infectivity potential for pest management - PubMed
The cotton leafworm Alabama argillacea is an important pest of cotton in South America, traditionally controlled using chemical insecticides, which reinforces the demand for environmentally safe alternatives. Baculoviruses are widely used in microbial pest control due to their efficacy and biosafety …
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November 23, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Antivirulence drugs against Acinetobacter baumannii: where do they stand?

DOI: 10.1007/s11274-025-04593-3

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41165876/
Antivirulence drugs against Acinetobacter baumannii: where do they stand? - PubMed
Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial Gram-negative pathogen of multi- and extensive-drug resistance phenotypes. In certain regions, multi-drug resistance rates can soar as high as 80-90%. Accordingly, reports by the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unde …
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November 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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Inactivating conditions of therapeutic mycobacteriophages.

DOI: 10.1101/2025.09.30.679648

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41256447/
Inactivating conditions of therapeutic mycobacteriophages - PubMed
There is a need for new therapies to treat drug resistant nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) disease. Bacteriophages (phages), which are viruses that infect and kill bacteria, are actively being explored as an alternative approach for treating mycobacterial diseases. Several compassionate-use cases o …
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November 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Resolution of acute rejection in a bilateral double-lung transplanted cystic fibrosis patient following phage intervention.

DOI: 10.1128/asmcr.00058-24

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41244966/
Resolution of acute rejection in a bilateral double-lung transplanted cystic fibrosis patient following phage intervention - PubMed
This case underscores the potential of phage therapy to complement traditional treatments in managing chronic bacterial infections in CF patients, though further studies are needed to optimize treatment protocols and understand the role of phages in modulating the bacterial population.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Isolation, Identification and Typing of Nine Strains of Brucella in Arun Banner.

DOI: 10.1002/vms3.70694

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41251272/
Isolation, Identification and Typing of Nine Strains of Brucella in Arun Banner - PubMed
People involved in raising and trafficking sheep constitute a high-risk group for brucellosis. The strains isolated were B. melitensis, with ST8 as the predominant type identified by MLST typing. Attention should also be given to the discovery of new alleles.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM