2024
Diverse phage communities are maintained stably on a clonal bacterial host
Pyenson N, Leeks A, Nweke O, Goldford J, Schluter J, Turner P, Foster K, Sanchez A. Diverse phage communities are maintained stably on a clonal bacterial host. Science 2024, 386: 1294-1300. PMID: 39666794, PMCID: PMC7617280, DOI: 10.1126/science.adk1183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhage communitiesBacterial hostsPhage speciesEcology of bacteriophagesDiverse biological entitiesPhage diversityGrowth phenotypeCommunity ecologyEcological mechanismsPhageBacterial cellsPhenotypic heterogeneityHost populationsBacteriophageBiological entitiesDiversityHostSpeciesPhylogeneticallyNichePhenotypeStrainCellsCommunityA meta-analysis highlights the idiosyncratic nature of tradeoffs in laboratory models of virus evolution
Kabengele K, Turner W, Turner P, Ogbunugafor C. A meta-analysis highlights the idiosyncratic nature of tradeoffs in laboratory models of virus evolution. Virus Evolution 2024, 10: veae105. PMID: 39717708, PMCID: PMC11665823, DOI: 10.1093/ve/veae105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTargeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm with an evolutionary trained bacteriophage cocktail exploiting phage resistance trade-offs
Kunisch F, Campobasso C, Wagemans J, Yildirim S, Chan B, Schaudinn C, Lavigne R, Turner P, Raschke M, Trampuz A, Gonzalez Moreno M. Targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm with an evolutionary trained bacteriophage cocktail exploiting phage resistance trade-offs. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 8572. PMID: 39362854, PMCID: PMC11450229, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52595-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResistance trade-offBacteriophage host rangeViruses of bacteriaHuman microbial infectionsMultidrug-resistant bacterial infectionsTwo-phage cocktailMultidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strainsLytic bacteriophagesBiofilm-associatedEvolution assaysPlanktonic culturesBacteriophage cocktailHost rangeBacteriophageHost spectrumBacteriophage therapyCocktail designCombat biofilmsTreated bacteriaMicrobial infectionsAntimicrobial efficacyBacterial suppressionPolymerase chain reactionBacterial infectionsClinical outcomesMicrobe Profile: Bacteriophage ϕ6: a model for segmented RNA viruses and the evolutionary consequences of viral ‘sex’
Turner P, Chao L. Microbe Profile: Bacteriophage ϕ6: a model for segmented RNA viruses and the evolutionary consequences of viral ‘sex’. Microbiology 2024, 170: 001467. PMID: 39046321, PMCID: PMC11316545, DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEukaryotic virusesHost-pathogen interactionsEvolution of sexDsRNA virusesEvolutionary consequencesSegment reassortmentBacterial virusesRNA virusesRate of adaptationMutation ratePhenotypic complexityMutation loadLipid envelopeBacteriophageReassortmentRNAMutationsVirusMolecular modelingDsRNAExperimental systemGeneticsTraitsHostReplicationExperimental Evolution Studies in Φ6 Cystovirus
Singhal S, Balitactac A, Nayagam A, Bahrami P, Nayeem S, Turner P. Experimental Evolution Studies in Φ6 Cystovirus. Viruses 2024, 16: 977. PMID: 38932268, PMCID: PMC11209170, DOI: 10.3390/v16060977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental evolution studiesFitness effects of spontaneous mutationsSpontaneous mutationsEffects of spontaneous mutationsEvolution of RNA virusesEvolution studiesEvolution of host rangeFast generation timesResponse to selectionMultiple phagesNon-pathogenic modelRNA genomeConsequence of evolutionOuter membraneHost rangeRNA virusesNovel traitsMutation rateHost cellsFitness effectsPopulation sizeMutationsCystovirusesBacteriophageGeneration timeLytic bacteriophages induce the secretion of antiviral and proinflammatory cytokines from human respiratory epithelial cells
Zamora P, Reidy T, Armbruster C, Sun M, Van Tyne D, Turner P, Koff J, Bomberger J. Lytic bacteriophages induce the secretion of antiviral and proinflammatory cytokines from human respiratory epithelial cells. PLOS Biology 2024, 22: e3002566. PMID: 38652717, PMCID: PMC11037538, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLytic phagesLytic bacteriophagesPhage therapyAirway epithelial cellsPseudomonas aeruginosa phagesEpithelial cellsMultidrug resistanceAirway epitheliumCystic fibrosisProinflammatory cytokinesHuman respiratory epithelial cellsPhage exposurePhage familiesMammalian cell responsesHuman airway epithelial cellsInternalized phageTreat multidrug-resistantPhageBacterial isolatesTranscriptional profilesRespiratory epithelial cellsHuman hostChronic respiratory disordersBacterial biofilmsBacteriophage
2023
A Novel Subcluster of Closely Related Bacillus Phages with Distinct Tail Fiber/Lysin Gene Combinations
Loney R, Delesalle V, Chaudry B, Czerpak M, Guffey A, Goubet-McCall L, McCarty M, Strine M, Tanke N, Vill A, Krukonis G. A Novel Subcluster of Closely Related Bacillus Phages with Distinct Tail Fiber/Lysin Gene Combinations. Viruses 2023, 15: 2267. PMID: 38005943, PMCID: PMC10674732, DOI: 10.3390/v15112267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBacteriophage Therapy for Pan-Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Two Persons With Cystic Fibrosis
Hahn A, Sami I, Chaney H, Koumbourlis A, Del Valle Mojica C, Cochrane C, Chan B, Koff J. Bacteriophage Therapy for Pan-Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Two Persons With Cystic Fibrosis. Journal Of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports 2023, 11: 23247096231188243. PMID: 37515541, PMCID: PMC10387758, DOI: 10.1177/23247096231188243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary exacerbationsCF transmembrane conductance regulator geneTransmembrane conductance regulator geneChronic bacterial colonizationRecurrent lung infectionsStructural lung damagePediatric clinical trialsLung function declineLung inflammationTreatment modalitiesLung infectionCystic fibrosisLung damageClinical trialsTherapeutic strategiesAntibiotic resistanceBacterial colonizationMonogenic diseasesBacteriophage therapyRegulated genesViscous secretionsReduced survivalFunctional declineExacerbationBacteriophage
2018
Draft Genome Sequence of an Erwinia tracheiphila Isolate from an Infected Muskmelon (Cucumis melo)
Shapiro L, Andrade A, Scully E, Rocha J, Paulson J, Kolter R. Draft Genome Sequence of an Erwinia tracheiphila Isolate from an Infected Muskmelon (Cucumis melo). Microbiology Resource Announcements 2018, 7: 10.1128/mra.01058-18. PMID: 30533754, PMCID: PMC6256489, DOI: 10.1128/mra.01058-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfected muskmelonDraft genome sequenceBacterial plant pathogensCucumis meloChromosome contigPlasmid contigsEastern North AmericaGenome sequencePlant pathogensE. tracheiphilaGenetic variationErwinia tracheiphilaContigsGenomeCucumisNorth AmericaMuskmelonBacteriophageErwiniaPlasmidPathogensSequenceIsolates
2006
The Structural Basis of Cooperative Regulation at an Alternate Genetic Switch
Pinkett H, Shearwin K, Stayrook S, Dodd I, Burr T, Hochschild A, Egan J, Lewis M. The Structural Basis of Cooperative Regulation at an Alternate Genetic Switch. Molecular Cell 2006, 21: 605-615. PMID: 16507359, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2006.01.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic switchC-terminal domainTemperate bacteriophagesCooperativity mutantsBacteriophage lambdaGene regulationRegulatory regionsRepressor monomersGenetic screeningGenetic studiesMolecular basisRepressorStructural basisRegulatory activityBacteriophageCooperative regulationRegulationLambdaMutantsGenesTemperate
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