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Bacteriophages and Biofilm

Biofilms are an extremely common adaptation that allows bacteria to colonize hostile environments. They present unique challenges for antibiotics and biocides, due both to the nature of the extracellular matrix and the presence of metabolically…

Bacteriophages and Biofilm

Biofilms are an extremely common adaptation that allows bacteria to colonize hostile environments. They present unique challenges for antibiotics and biocides, due both to the nature of the extracellular matrix and the presence of metabolically…

New Insights into the Gut Microbiota

The gut microbiota plays a crucial role in human health. Over the past decade, the viral fraction of the gut microbiota, which essentially consists of phages that infect bacteria, has gained increasing importance. In parallel with the development…

Are lytic bacteriophages the secret weapon for killing Staphylococcus aureus?

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most threatening microorganisms to global human health. Current strategies to reduce the impact of S. aureus include restrictive control of global antibiotic use, prophylactic…