A rapid test based on a genetically modified bacteriophage has been developed in the United States to detect pathogenic E. coli in water.
In July 2018, the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery published a review devoted to the history and prospects of using bacteriophages in military medicine.
The journal Cell published two papers by independent teams of authors devoted to the mechanisms by which bacteriophages resist the bacterial defense system CRISPR-Cas. Both papers indicate that bacteriophages can cooperate to overcome bacterial immunity.
Global warming and population growth could accelerate the arrival of a "post-antibiotic era" in which humanity loses control over infectious diseases.
American scientists have proposed a new system for delivering bacteriophages to the lungs. The system could help treat chronic pneumonia caused by antibiotic-resistant pathogens.
The fifth workshop of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO ) was held in Wroclaw, Poland, a city that has been one of the world's centers for research into bacteriophages as therapeutic agents for over 60 years.
At the annual meeting of the American Society of Nutrition, the results of the first clinical trial in the Western Hemisphere on the use of bacteriophages in the treatment of intestinal disorders - the Bacteriophage for Gastrointestinal Health (PHAGE) Study - were presented.
A medical center has opened at the University of California, San Diego (USA) to improve phage therapy methods and conduct trials of new phage preparations – The Center for Innovative Phage Applications and Therapeutics (IPATH).
The results of the international Survey of Antibiotic Resistance (SOAR) in Ukraine and Slovakia have been published.
A rapid, sensitive, and inexpensive test for the presence of E. coli O157:H7 in food samples has been developed in the United States. The test's main component is a genetically modified bacteriophage.
The war between bacteriophages and bacteria has been going on for billions of years. Learn more about it in this popular video from the "Interesting Science" project.
While bacteriophages were previously viewed simply as "bacteria killers," it is now known that they play a vital role in the functioning of the immune system. Phages have anti-inflammatory effects and can reduce allergic reactions.
The 5th World Congress on Targeting Infectious Diseases: Targeting Phage & Antibiotic Resistance 2018 was held in Florence, Italy, on May 17–18, 2018.
Recently, a community of microorganisms (microbiome) in the urinary tract of women was discovered and described. It was later discovered that, in addition to bacteria, it also includes numerous bacteriophages.
Research into the colistin resistance gene has shown that it emerged in 2005 in China, in pigs, and then spread very quickly around the world.
A cocktail containing three bacteriophages successfully dealt with virtually all tested Escherichia coli strains without affecting beneficial intestinal microflora.
When studying the interaction of C. difficile An interesting phenomenon was discovered with the bacteriophage phiCDHS1 in a human cell culture: human cells increased the antimicrobial activity of phages
In 2017, so-called "nightmare bacteria" with a particularly rare antibiotic resistance gene were identified more than 220 times in the United States.
