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Antibiotic resistance develops when bacteria become less sensitive to antibiotics, rendering them less effective or ineffective at killing bacteria and treating infections. We urgently need new therapeutic strategies to combat...

Bacteriophages are viruses that specifically target and destroy pathogenic bacteria, making them a promising research topic with significant implications for human health and the environment. Bacteriophage-based solutions can be applied...

Personalised phage therapy is a therapeutic approach that involves using tailored bacteriophages to target and eliminate specific, harmful bacterial infections in a patient. This therapy is currently being explored as...

Introduction Amid a global climate crisis, environmental protection and improved sustainability are pivotal to protecting the planet and sustaining the health of its inhabitants. Human activities, including industrialisation, urbanisation, and...

Definition of Bacteriophages Bacteriophages, also known as phages or bacterial viruses, are a group of viruses that are capable of infecting bacteria. Being ubiquitous, bacteriophages are present within every known...

Drug Delivery Systems Targeted drug delivery strategies are a vital part of the pipeline in converting a promising drug into a successful therapeutic strategy. Evolving drug delivery strategies are necessary...

Recently, bacteriophages have paved their way as therapeutic agents in a diverse range of ecosystems and developmental fields, these being medicine, agriculture, food and environmental divisions of the wider R&D...

Acne: a Common Skin Condition Worldwide The skin is home to a very complex microbial community – the skin microbiome. This community is delicately balanced by a wide variety of...

The agriculture-food industry is seen to play a crucial role in the emergence of multi-drug resistant bacteria, with livestock farming accounting for up to 80% of total antibiotic use. Research...

Importance of Phages in the Agriculture Sector Our ever-growing world population requires an ever-growing supply of food. Chakraborty et al. predict that global food production must increase by up to...