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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"bacteriophage (phage)"”.
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The Role of Virus-Host Interactions in the Evolutionary Dynamics of Bacteriophage Populations
Bacteriophage (phage) are viruses which infect and replicate within bacteria cells. Phages replicate by finding a host bacteria cell, adsorbing to it, injecting their DNA, hijacking the host machinery to produce more phage, and finally lysing the cell to release the new phage. The evolutionary …
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Investigations into the Phage-Host Dynamics of Streptomyces
Bacteriophage (phage) infection poses a major risk to bacteria, and as such most bacteria have evolved myriad defences to protect against it. Streptomyces bacteria are a genus of the order Actinomycetales and are characterized by their complex lifecycle and prodigious production of secondary or …
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Application of Essential Oil Compounds and Bacteriophage to Control Staphylococcus aureus
… include essential oils (EO) and host-specific bacteriophage (phage). The objectives of this study were 1) to determine the efficacy of varying concentrations of pure EOs compounds against S. aureus and 2) to evaluate the efficacy of a S. aureus-specific bacteriophage against 4 strains of S. …
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Application of Bacteriophage in Food Manufacturing Facilities for the Control of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria sp
The purpose of this research was to determine if bacteriophage (phage) could be used to treat and reduce the incidence of Listeria in food manufacturing facilities, and thereby reduce the risk of food products being cross-contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria incidence in food …
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Characterizing the genotypic and phenotypic diversity of Gardnerella vaginalis from vaginal clinical samples
… (91%) and augmentin (100%). The presence of prophages in G. vaginalis isolates was also investigated, revealing the presence of bacteriophage (phage)-like particles that could not be classified into any known phage families, whose phage status remains to be confirmed. In conclusion, G. vaginalis …
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The relevance of bacteriophage therapy in the era of antibiotic resistant bacteria
… this thesis set out to examine the potential of bacteriophage (phage) therapy as an alternative or complementary means of treating bacterial infection. Phage therapy is used as a frontline antibacterial therapy in the former Soviet bloc countries but remains an unexplored technology in Western …
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Understanding the role of phages in the mammalian gut microbiome
… have been associated with alterations in phage composition. However, whether these changes are correlational or causative has remained unresolved for many years. The complex tripartite interactions within the gut microbiome between phage, bacteria, and host health are difficult to study. …
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Mechanisms and applications of anti-phage defenses in staphylococci
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-05-01
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Identifying hosts of bacteriophage transduction in microbial communities with RNA-addressable modification
Bacteriophages (phages) are the most abundant life form on earth. They facilitate important ecological interactions in all microbial ecosystems by killing their host organism or contributing to the rapid evolution of bacteria via horizontal gene transfer (HGT). Because of these traits, phages are …
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ENGINEERING PHAGE HOST RANGE PROMISCUITY
Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, are the most abundant biological entities on earth and one of the most potent evolution-driving forces in nature due to their capacity to facilitate horizontal gene transfer. Tailed bacteriophages have been studied intensively, and they rely on tail …