phage, genetics & genomics, microbiology

Phages interact with bacteria and eukaryotic cells in ways that researchers suspect influence mammalian health.

The mysterious DNA sequences appear to help bacterial cells spot when they’ve been infected with viruses—and prompt those cells to self-destruct.

The gastrointestinal tracts of people with major depressive disorder harbor a signature composition of viruses, bacteria, and their metabolic products, according to the most comprehensive genomic and metabolomic analysis in depression to date.

Phages that die during bacterial invasion help other viruses defeat the microbes’ immune responses.

The latest CRISPR deactivators to be discovered turn off the Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 widely used in genome editing.

Researchers find evidence of antibiotic resistance genes in the DNA of viruses that infect bacteria.

Bacteriophages shuttle genes between diverse ecosystems.